Team Canada's Stars Wake Up; Force Grudge Match With U.S. Thursday

Led by Nathan MacKinnon and Connor McDavid, who scored less than a minute apart in the first period, Team Canada defeated Finland Monday to force a rematch with the United States.

The game was not without its tense moments, though, as Canada had blown away 4-0 lead in the 3rd period, surrendering 3 goals to Finland before Sidney Crosby completed a big hit in the neutral zone and potted the empty-net insurance marker, which would be the final tally in a 5-3 decision.

After losing to Team USA on Saturday in an emotionally charged game, Team Canada forward Sam Bennett had a very blunt message for the U.S squad. It's far from over in this tournament.

Well, Canada is getting them again in another championship final. The last time Canada and the United States met in a best-on-best tournament was 15 years ago, and we got one of the most iconic moments in Canadian history.

As Team USA takes on Sweden on Monday night, it will now be a meaningless game. As such, they will be resting a few players, including Matthew Tkachuk and Charlie McAvoy, to prepare for Thursday's championship game.

After a violent round-robin game, fans are expecting more fireworks, especially given home-ice advantage has flipped in favour of the United States.

With the title of 4 Nations champion on the line, for Canada to come away victorious, they have to find a way to weather the storm from the Americans and need to get key saves from their goaltender, be it Jordan Binnington or Adin Hill.