O Canada, you are the 4 Nations Face-Off champions.
Canada beat Team USA 3-2 in overtime Thursday thanks to Connor McDavid’s goal despite the U.S. leading 2-1 in the second period.
Canada opened the scoring within five minutes of the first period. Colorado Avalanche alternate captain Nathan MacKinnon fired a deep shot that somehow snuck past Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck.
Team USA found the equalizer before the end of the period. Thanks to Auston Matthews’ threatening maneuver around the net, Brady Tkachuk got himself involved in the chaos and poked it home with just about three minutes left.
The U.S. then seized the lead eight minutes into the second period. Once again causing havoc in front of Canada’s net, the puck popped out to an unlikely source: Jake Sanderson. The 22-year-old Ottawa Senators defenseman was on point to put it away.
Canada, which only scored one goal in the first matchup between the two, got a second with …