4 Nations Face-Off: Clinching scenarios for Monday, Feb. 17

Mark me as someone who entered the 4 Nations Face-Off skeptical about what this tournament would be. Well, heading into the final day of the round-robin I’ve completely changed my tune and I couldn’t be more excited about a potential rematch between Canada and the U.S. in the final.

While Team USA has already punched their ticket to the final, it’s still a three-way race between Canada, Finland and Sweden for the second spot. Let’s look at the clinching scenarios.

Canada

Canada clinches a spot in the 4 Nations final if:

They beat Finland in regulation

OR

They beat Finland in overtime or a shootout AND any result between United States vs. Sweden other than a regulation Sweden win

Finland

Finland clinches a spot in the 4 Nations final if:

They defeat Canada in regulation

OR

They beat Canada in overtime or a shootout AND any result between United States vs. Sweden other than a regulation Sweden win

Sweden

Sweden clinches a spot in the 4 Nations final if:

They beat the United States in regulation AND the Canada-Finland game goes to overtime or shootout

Standings