In a back-and-forth contest, at least in terms of lead changes the first two periods, the latest chapter between these two border rivals ended in a 4-3 win for Finland, with 2011 world champion Mikael Granlund scoring 1:49 into overtime when he fired a shot off a two-on-one past Linus Ullmark.

Dallas Stars forward Mikael Granlund scored the overtime winner at the 1:49 mark, and Finland outlasted Sweden 4-3 Saturday in an instant classic, back-and-forth game between the bitter rivals in the 4 Nations Face-Off at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

MONTREAL -- Welcome to the 4 Nations Face-Off live blog. There is a doubleheader at Bell Centre today, with Finland playing Sweden at 1 p.m. and the United States playing Canada at 8 p.m. NHL.com Editor-in-Chief Bill Price is high atop the arena to provide all the sights, sounds and highlight from both games.

After both teams suffered losses in their opening round, Sweden and Finland clash in a must-win game at the 4-Nations Face-Off today. This game is available on multiple streaming services for free.

The two last faced each other in the IIHF World Championship in 2019. Finland defeated Sweden 5-4 in overtime in the quarterfinals and went on to win gold; Lankinen allowed four goals on 18 shots in that game, including one by Pettersson. “As of now we’re not teammates for a week,” Lankinen said. “But maybe when we get back, we’ll talk more.”

Follow live coverage of today's game as bitter rivals Finland and Sweden square off in a critical 4 Nations Face-Off contest

With their win in overtime tonight, Finland is now tied with Sweden and Canada in the standings, all with two points so far. USA is currently in the lead with three. At this point, any of these four teams could end up playing in the championship game.

The 4 Nations Face-Off is back in action on Saturday, Feb. 15 when Finland takes the ice against Sweden at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Mikael Granlund skated toward the net on a 2-on-1 rush, cradled the puck on his stick twice and fired it past Linus Ullmark. With that snipe of a goal in overtime Saturday, he put Finland right back in the mix at the 4 Nations Face-Off by beating Sweden 4-3 and keeping the compelling action going at the NHL-run international tournament.