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As a reminder, Sidney Crosby is out of today's matchup, and Connor McDavid is the captain instead. Nathan MacKinnon is an alternate captain with Cale Makar.

- Canada received a too-many-men penalty near the halfway point of the period, which they killed off. In case you were wondering, the officiating crew in this game is different than the one that missed eight Czech players on the ice in the lead-up to their late third-period goal against Canada in the quarterfinal.

- FINLAND GOAL, 1-0: Sam Bennett was penalized for goaltender interference, which led to a faceoff in Canada's zone to the right of Jordan Binnington. Sebastian Aho beat Bo Horvat on the faceoff and drew the puck right back to Rantanen's stick. A quick catch and release beats Binnington glove side. Three minutes remain in the first period.

- The first period ends, with Finland leading 1-0. Shots are tied 8-8. The Finns had a much better start than in their quarterfinal, when they trailed 2-0 to Switzerland in the opening 16 minutes. Canada, meanwhile, were losing 2-1 to Czechia after the first period in the quarterfinal.

- Finland won 10 of 15 faceoffs in the first period, including the one that led to Rantanen's goal. Bennett won the first two draws of the second period.

- The Canadians put a lot of pressure on Finland early in the second period. Sebastian Aho pushed Tom Wilson into the net as they jostled for position, so he goes to the box for interference.

- FINLAND GOAL, 2-0: Erik Haula just killed Canada's early momentum in the second period. In the early stages of Canada's power play, the puck came out of the offensive zone, and Haula beat out the opponents for the puck. He capitalized on a shorthanded breakaway by backhanding the puck past Binnington. Finland also killed off the penalty.

- Team Canada has outshot Finland 9-2 in the second period with 7:40 left. But on one of Finland's two chances, they scored that shorthanded tally to make it 2-0. So far, it's a strong showing by Finland on how to withstand the pressure and capitalize on mistakes. Juuse Saros has also been strong positionally in net, not giving any openings for the Canadians to exploit.

- Anton Lundell high sticks Brad Marchand in the corner, putting the Canadians back on the power play. After Bennett pushed Niko Mikkola into the goaltender in the first period, we have another instance of Florida Panther-on-Florida Panther contact.

- CANADA GOAL, 2-1 Finland: The Canadians finally solved Saros, and it appeared to take a little bit of puck luck to get the job done. On the power play, Cale Makar took a shot from the high slot. As Reinhart stood in traffic, he looked away from the shot but held his stick in the air behind him. The puck deflected off his stick and crossed Saros into the net.

- That goal is Reinhart's first of the Olympics and his second point. He was demoted to 13th forward duties in this game, so whether that deflection was on purpose or not, he needed that, and his team absolutely needed that. Under five minutes remain in the second.

- The second period ends. Nine days ago, Finland lost 4-1 to Czechia in the first game of the Olympic men's hockey tournament. That somewhat shocking game for Finland seemed to light a fire under them, as they've been undefeated since, beating Sweden, Italy and Switzerland. Now, they are 20 minutes away from earning a spot in the gold medal game if this lead stands.

- After two games, it looked like McDavid would eventually set a record for most points by an NHLer at the Olympics. He did that in this game by assisting on Reinhart's goal. He now has 12 points in five games.

Team Canada entered this tournament as the odds-on favorite to win the gold medal. Finland came in with doubters about their gold medal potential without superstar center Aleksander Barkov in the lineup. But the Finns have proven themselves as contenders. And despite being outshot 22-11 through the first two periods, Finland enter the third period as the leaders.

- Macklin Celebrini recorded his seventh shot of the game. After the second period, he had six shots, and no other player had more than three.

- Under 10 minutes to go in regulation. Shots 7-3 Canada so far in the period. Critical moments ahead.

- CANADA GOAL, 2-2: A lot of activity in front of the net. Haula pushes Marchand into Saros, and not long afterward, defensemen Shea Theodore blasts a slapshot that beats the netminder glove-side. Finland decide not to challenge the goal for goaltender interference, and we are now tied.

- Under 3:30 left in regulation. Canada had a 3-on-2 into the zone on a rush that was called offside. The puck had not crossed back over the blueline and therefore should not have been called.

- Nathan MacKinnon had a grade-A chance right in front. He chipped the puck backhand, but Saros made a huge save off the end of his stick and then pushed it into the corner with his blocker.

- Same play, Mikkola high-sticked MacKinnon and goes to the box. Power play Canada, under 2:30 left.

- CANADA GOAL, 3-2: Canada's power play was nearly over, and it was getting to the point where they'd have to watch out for Mikkola exiting the box. But MacKinnon fires a slapshot that went off Saros' pad and in the net. Finland challenged the play for offside that happened with 1:26 left in the period, much earlier in the play, but Celebrini's heel was just barely touching the blueline as the puck crossed the line, so the goal stands, and the Finns receive a bench minor penalty. A massive goal for Canada with 35 seconds left.

That is the game and a 3-2 win for Canada. What a matchup. Finland held on for as long as they could with their 2-0 lead, but like what the Finns did to Switzerland in the quarterfinal, Canada kept battling and battling and eventually broke through enough times. They advance to Sunday's gold medal game, while Finland will try to win bronze on Saturday.