In a back-and-forth contest, at least in terms of lead changes the first two periods, the latest chapter between these two border rivals ended in a 4-3 win for Finland, with 2011 world champion Mikael Granlund scoring 1:49 into overtime when he fired a shot off a two-on-one past Linus Ullmark.

Mikael Granlund buried an odd-man chance 1:49 into overtime against Sweden at Bell Centre on Saturday, giving Finland a 4-3 win and its first points in the 4 Nations Face-Off. Granlund ripped home a 22-foot wrist shot for the sudden-death winner, taking the shot from the right face-off circle on a 3-on-1 break.

Dallas Stars forward Mikael Granlund scored the overtime winner at the 1:49 mark, and Finland outlasted Sweden 4-3 Saturday in an instant classic, back-and-forth game between the bitter rivals in the 4 Nations Face-Off at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

The two last faced each other in the IIHF World Championship in 2019. Finland defeated Sweden 5-4 in overtime in the quarterfinals and went on to win gold; Lankinen allowed four goals on 18 shots in that game, including one by Pettersson. “As of now we’re not teammates for a week,” Lankinen said. “But maybe when we get back, we’ll talk more.”

After both teams suffered losses in their opening round, Sweden and Finland clash in a must-win game at the 4-Nations Face-Off today. This game is available on multiple streaming services for free.

Follow live coverage of today's game as bitter rivals Finland and Sweden square off in a critical 4 Nations Face-Off contest

Team Sweden vs Team Finland was the first of two rivalry matchups on Saturday, as the USA will face-off against Canada at 8 p.m. The score remained close throughout the entirety of the game, but Sweden eventually fell to Finland a 4-3 overtime loss.

The 4 Nations Face-Off is back in action on Saturday, Feb. 15 when Finland takes the ice against Sweden at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Mikael Granlund skated toward the net on a 2-on-1 rush, cradled the puck on his stick twice and fired it past Linus Ullmark. With that snipe of a goal in overtime Saturday, he put Finland right back in the mix at the 4 Nations Face-Off by beating Sweden 4-3 and keeping the compelling action going at the NHL-run international tournament.