Connor McDavid knows what is at stake for Canada as the 4 Nations Face-Off scene shifts from north of the border. "It's kind of like a Game 7," the Edmonton Oilers star captain said late Saturday night.

U.S. hockey players praised Charlie McAvoy for setting the tone in their win over Canada with hit on Connor McDavid. The U.S. won the electric game, 3-1.

Connor McDavid said Canada's game against Finland on Monday afternoon would be like a game seven, and he was right. McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon dominated early, while Sidney Crosby saved Canada from a disastrous blown lead with his own heroics.