BOSTON -- Canada and the United States will play with the 4 Nations Face-Off championship and international hockey supremacy on the line. The rematch is officially on after Canada held on to defeat Finland 5-3 at TD Garden on Monday behind two goals from Nathan MacKinnon and three assists from Sam Reinhart.

Team Sweden — coming off an overtime loss to Canada — will face a Finland squad that lost big to the United States in everyone’s first 2025 4 Nations Face-Off games. THE 4 NATIONS FACE-OFF JERSEYS, RANKED: Who has the best threads for the tournament?

Makar did not play for Canada in its 3-1 loss to the U.S. at Bell Centre in Montreal on Saturday because of an illness. His speed on the back end was noticeably missed, considering the way the U.S. clogged the neutral zone to take away the seams that Canada forwards Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon like to exploit.

Team Canada's one-goal effort in the loss vs. the United States was not nearly as bad as it looked. Expect the Canadians' high-octane offense to finish off Finland and help punch their ticket to the 4 Nations Face-Off final.

Cale Makar returned to Canada’s lineup at the 4 Nations Face-Off for a must-win game against Finland on Monday afternoon after sitting out Saturday’s loss to the U.S. with what the team called an illness.

Canada didn’t have Cale Makar for the United States’ epic 3-1 win at Bell Centre in Montreal on Saturday. The United States didn’t have Quinn Hughes, either. But Makar will play in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game at TD Garden on Thursday (8 p.

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington will get the call in the crease once again when Canada takes on Finland in Monday’s pivotal contest at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Cale Makar returned to the lineup for Canada in a 5-3 win against Finland at the 4 Nations Face-Off at TD Garden on Monday. The defenseman had four shots on goal and four blocked shots while playing a Canada-best 23:57.