Team Canada won their first assignment in the tournament by taking down Sweden via overtime, 4-3. But Canada fell prey to Team USA, 3-1, in the following contest that was marred by three consecutive fights right after the game-opening puck drop. McDavid scored Team Canada’s only goal against the Americans.

On Monday, with Canada looking to guarantee a spot in the tournament final with a victory against Finland, it was McDavid again who opened the scoring en route to a 5-3 victory. When it was time to set the tone of the game, the Edmonton Oilers center did exactly that.

U.S. hockey players praised Charlie McAvoy for setting the tone in their win over Canada with hit on Connor McDavid. The U.S. won the electric game, 3-1.

Connor McDavid said Canada's game against Finland on Monday afternoon would be like a game seven, and he was right. McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon dominated early, while Sidney Crosby saved Canada from a disastrous blown lead with his own heroics.

For more than a decade, whenever it was all on the line for Canada, whenever a win-or-go home scenario was presented to them, whenever the country has fretted over potential hockey disappointment, it's been Sidney Crosby,