BLOG: VGK at the 4Nations Face-Off | Feb. 12, 2025

The 4Nations Face-Off officially got started on Wednesday night as Canada defeated Sweden in overtime, 4-3, at Bell Centre.

Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone scored his first goal of the tournament for the Canadians late in the second period as he joined Sidney Crosby for a rush up the ice and one-timed a slick pass from Canada’s captain for the team’s third goal of the night.

Crosby led the Canadians with three assists, including a helper on Nathan MacKinnon’s power-play goal in the opening minute of the tournament and Mitch Marner's game-winning goal in overtime. Brad Marchand scored Canada’s second goal as he knocked home a pass from Brayden Point midway through the first period.

Jordan Binnington earned the win between the pipes for Canada as he made 23 saves for the victory. VGK defenseman Shea Theodore played 6:59 before leaving the game with an injury. Head coach Jon Cooper confirmed that Theodore will miss the rest of the tournament.

Lucas Raymond had two assists for Sweden including a helper on Joel Eriksson Ek's game-tying goal midway through the third period. Adrian Kempe and Jonas Brodin also scored for Sweden in the opening game of the tournament.

SCORING SUMMARY

1^st | :50 | G: Nathan MacKinnon (1) | A: Sidney Crosby (1), Connor McDavid (1) | PPG | Canada 1, Sweden 0

1^st | 13:15 | G: Brad Marchand (1) | A: Brayden Point (1), Seth Jarvis (1) | Canada 2, Sweden 0

2^nd | 9:33 | G: Jonas Brodin (1) | A: Victor Hedman (1), Lucas Raymond (1) | Canada 2, Sweden 1

2^nd | 17:28 | G: Mark Stone (1) | A: Sidney Crosby (2) | Canada 3, Sweden 1

3^rd | 1:54 | G: Adrian Kempe (1) | A: Erik Karlsson (1), Mattias Ekholm (1) | Canada 3, Sweden 2

3^rd | 8:59 | G: Joel Eriksson Ek (1) | A: Jesper Bratt (1), Lucas Raymond (2) | Canada 3, Sweden 3

OT | 6:06 | G: Mitch Marner | A: Sidney Crosby (3) | Canada 4, Sweden 3

TOURNAMENT STANDINGS

Canada | 0-1-0-0 | 2 points

Sweden | 0-0-1-0 | 1 point

United States | 0-0-0-0 | 0 points

Finland | 0-0-0-0 | 0 points

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
(Times PT)
Thursday, Feb. 13: USA vs. Finland at Montreal, 5 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Feb. 15: Finland vs. Sweden at Montreal, 10 a.m., ABC
Saturday, Feb. 15: USA vs. Canada at Montreal, 5 p.m., ABC
Monday, Feb. 17: Canada vs. Finland at Boston, 10 a.m., TNT
Monday, Feb. 17: Sweden vs. USA at Boston, 5 p.m., TNT
Thursday, Feb. 20: Championship game at Boston, 5 p.m., ESPN