This is a 4 Nations Face-Off enjoyable truth because the calendar reaches Presidents Day: The president is the top of the federal government in solely two of the occasion’s competing international locations.
These could be the US and Finland, who might meet for the championship Thursday evening ought to the Finns defeat Canada in regulation in a Monday matinee in Boston.
Workforce USA already has clinched a berth into the title sport. Canada—led by a chief minister—can earn a rematch with its neighbors to the south with a regulation win of its personal, and it nonetheless is feasible for Sweden—with a king and a chief minister—to skate for all of it. That state of affairs solely would enter the equation if both Canada or Finland prevail in additional time or a shootout. The Swedes would get in by beating the People in regulation later Monday.
In in the present day’s Greatest Bets, we take a look at a few performs from Canada-Finland and a nightcap of a full day of males’s and girls’s school basketball. Right here we go.
CANADA VS. FINLAND
Finnish goaltender Kevin Lankinen seized an opportunity to shine on Saturday, stopping 21 pictures to assist his countrymen to a 4-3 additional time victory in opposition to Sweden. Lankinen entered the lineup after Juuse Saros stumbled in Finland’s event opener, a 6-1 loss to the US.
“These are the sorts of alternatives that you simply dream of,” Lankinen mentioned. “You put together so onerous that every time a chance exhibits up, you simply exit and play. That was type of my mindset (Saturday). I felt higher as the sport went on.”
Finland tightened its protection in opposition to the Swedes because it adjusted to life with out injured blueliners Miro Heiskanen and Jani Hakanpaa. Whereas it has been a while — and even preceded a worldwide pandemic—Lankinen boasts worldwide success in opposition to the Canadians. He made 43 saves in a 3-1 victory within the gold-medal sport of the 2019 IIHF World Championships in Slovakia.
Canada-Finland seems to be like a decent affair with Lankinen primed to start out once more. Canada coach Jon Cooper wasn’t clear Saturday whether or not Jordan Binnington would begin in aim once more or if backup Adin Hill would get a shot.
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After Workforce Canada and Workforce USA confirmed their Elton John fandom (“Saturday Evening’s Alright For Preventing”) within the opening seconds, Connor McDavid put Canada on high with a aim after 5:31.
McDavid additionally assisted on Canada’s first aim of the event Wednesday in opposition to Sweden, and he is aware of a couple of issues about getting the higher of Lankinen. A star for the Edmonton Oilers, McDavid had a aim and two assists in opposition to Lankinen and the Vancouver Canucks on Nov. 9.
With Canada underneath heavy stress to win, certainly one of its high stars delivers.
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NO. 13 ARIZONA AT BAYLOR
Wildcats main scorer Caleb Love has fared as his teammates have throughout Arizona’s two-game shedding streak. Which is to say, poorly from past the arc.
Love shot a mixed 1-for-15 from deep in slender losses at Kansas State on Tuesday and in opposition to No. 6 Houston on Saturday. His six-point effort within the Ok-State sport matched his season low.
Arizona slumped to 7-for-45 taking pictures from 3-point vary as a workforce throughout these defeats, however coach Tommy Lloyd was fast to say, “I am not telling something loopy: We’re not the very best 3-point taking pictures workforce you have ever seen.”
Whereas the versatile Love additionally could be efficient attacking the basket, Baylor has had success protecting him bottled up. The Bears restricted Like to 3-for-10 taking pictures and eight factors in Arizona’s 81-70 residence win on Jan. 14.
We see the development persevering with.
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