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.
Lankinen started this NHL season with a 10-0-0 road mark to surpass Glenn Hall (1965-66) and Cam Talbot (2022-23). It’s why giving the affable stopper the nod Saturday over veteran Juuse Saros, who is struggling in a 6-1 opening loss to the U.S., was a no-brainer.
Nations Face-Off edition! Typically, we give our Instant Reaction to Vancouver Canucks games, but since those aren’t happening right now, we thought we’d do the same for the 4 Nations Face-Off.
Though the Canucks were able to grab an early lead, the Golden Knights took control of this game in the middle part of the contest. Kevin Lankinen was peppered with shots and scoring chances that ultimately broke through early in the second period when, at last, their shot volume broke in their favour on a fortunate bounce off of the end wall.
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Canada’s Nathan MacKinnon scores on Finland’s Kevin Lankinen during the first period of a 4 Nations Face ...