Nathan MacKinnon Sends a Strong Message to Team USA Ahead of Much Anticipated Rematch

Team Canada advanced to the Four Nations faceoff finale this afternoon after they defeated Team Finland by a final score of 5-3.

Finland made the game interesting after going down 4-0, scoring three goals in the 3rd period, including two from Mikael Granlund less than a minute apart.

Unfortunately for the Finns though, the comeback ran out of time as Sidney Crosby scored the empty netter to secure the victory.

There were several questions about Team Canada's roster going into the game, most notably, whether or not Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar would play.

Moments before the game, it was revealed that Makar would play, making his status for the finale all but certain.

Now Makar will get his first chance to play against the Americans in the tournament as he missed the first game against Team USA with an illness.

After this afternoon's game, Makar's teammate Nathan MacKinnon sent a strong message to Team USA, promising to play better in the highly anticipated rematch.

He expressed nothing but confidence in his team, even if there are question marks in goal with Jordan Binnington.

The first match between Canada and the USA at this tournament proved to be the most-watched hockey game in nearly five years, reaching over 5 million people across the US and Canada.

As such, we can expect Thursday's finale to be perhaps the most anticipated hockey game of our generation.

You absolutely will not want to miss it, so be sure to tune in Thursday at 8PM EST for what could be one of the best games of our lives.