Overview
- Canada won 4-3 after Nick Suzuki’s late equalizer, with Mitch Marner capping a solo rush in 3-on-3 overtime to beat Lukas Dostal.
- Coach Jon Cooper lauded Marner’s "it factor," Mark Stone dismissed past doubts as "a Toronto thing," and Brandon Hagel said he "just showed the world."
- The overtime strike followed earlier big moments for Canada, including Marner’s OT goal and OT assist at last year’s Four Nations tournament.
- Marner’s NHL playoff record in Toronto had drawn scrutiny before his offseason sign-and-trade to the Vegas Golden Knights.
- Social media widely needled the Maple Leafs after the win, and Canada now turns to a semifinal against Finland as Sidney Crosby’s lower-body injury status remains in flux.