In both six-on-five situations, the Finns rolled all forwards: Granlund, Hintz, Aleksander Barkov, Mikko Rantanen, Sebastian Aho and Patrik Laine. Finland’s blue line was its weakness. Its grinding and relentless forwards pulled them back within a goal.

With Team Canada taking a 5–3 win against Finland on Monday, both Vancouver Canucks Elias Pettersson and Kevin Lankinen were ousted from the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game. As Team Sweden and Team Finland’s players begin training for the resumption of the NHL regular season,

Finland is making a change in net for its second game of the 4 Nations Face-Off. Coach Antti Pennanen said Kevin Lankinen will start against Sweden on Saturday after Juuse Saros allowed six goals on 32 shots in Finland's 6-1 loss to the United States in each team's first game of the tournament.

Lankinen last played for Finland in the 2019 IIHF World Championship, where he helped it win the gold medal by making 43 saves in a 3-1 victory against Canada in the final. He also made 14 saves and assisted on the winning goal scored by Sakari Manninen in a 5-4 overtime win against Sweden in the quarterfinals of that tournament.

Finland versus Sweden will also be a must-watch for Canucks fans as Lankinen will face off against Elias Pettersson. In his first game for Sweden, Pettersson recorded a shot, a hit and a blocked shot in 16:32 of ice time. Puck drop for Finland versus Sweden is set for 10:00 am PT and can be viewed on Sportsnet.

Finland is benching goalie Juuse Saros after giving up six goals in Thursday's 4 Nations Face-Off loss to the U.S. Kevin Lankinen will start against Sweden on Saturday.

Representing your country is a special honour; one that deserves a fitting look. It’s been five years since Kevin Lankinen has represented Finland and he’s created a new mask to accompany his international threads.

Vancouver Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen will start Saturday against Sweden after Nashville Predators netminder Juuse Saros gave up six goals on 32 shots in a loss to the United States on Thursday, coach Antti Pennanen told reporters Friday. The Finns need a win to stay in the hunt for a berth in the final.

Nashville Predators' Juuse Saros allowed 6 goals vs USA on Thursday. Now it looks like his playing time for Finland at the 4 Nations Face-Off is over.