Crosby, MacKinnon, Marchand aim to lead Canada to rematch win over U.S. in final

Canada forward Mark Stone (61) celebrates his goal over Sweden goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) with Nathan MacKinnon (29) and Sidney Crosby (87) during second period 4 Nations Face-Off hockey action in Montreal on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

By Mark Hodgins

Posted Feb 20, 2025 05:19:10 AM.

Last Updated Feb 20, 2025 11:36:32 AM.

Three of Nova Scotia’s top hockey players will look to lead Canada to a rematch win over the U.S. tonight in the 4 Nations Face-off Championship game.

At 37, Sidney “Sid the Kid’ Crosby, is tied for the tournament lead in points with five.

Crosby, along with fellow Nova Scotians Nathan MacKinnon and Brad Marchand, and the rest of Team Canada, will have a chance at redemption after losing to the U.S. 3-1 in Saturday’s round-robin.

The last time Canada and the U.S. met in a best-on-best final? Vancouver 2010. Canadian hockey fans will never forget Crosby’s golden goal.

Will Canada find more magic, and will the Nova Scotia trio lead the way?

Find out tonight at 9 p.m. on Sportsnet.

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