North America stays alive with 4-3 OT win; Sweden clinches first in Group B
TORONTO — Nathan MacKinnon acted as if his overtime winner against Sweden put his team through to the next round at the World Cup of Hockey.
He was wrong.
MacKinnon scored off a pretty deke with just 49 seconds remaining in the extra period as Team North America beat Sweden 4-3 on Wednesday in the final preliminary-round game for both teams.
The two points assures North America (2-1-0) is still alive in the eight-team tournament, but Russia holds the tiebreaker in Group B and can eliminate the under-24 squad and take a spot in the semifinals if it beats Finland (0-2-0) on Thursday.