Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist apiece as Canada surged to a four-goal lead and held on to beat Finland 5-3 on Monday in Boston to earn a rematch against the United States in the 4 Nations Face-Off final.

On the same ice where he clinched the 2019 Stanley Cup for the Blues, Jordan Binnington stopped 23 shots to give Canada a chance to avenge its 3-1 round-robin loss to the U.S. Brayden Point also scored and Sam Reinhart had three assists as Canada opened a 4-0 lead in the first 25 minutes before watching Finland scramble back to make it a one-goal game in the final 100 seconds.

The tournament is the NHL’s return to international competition after sitting out the 2018 and 2022 Olympics. It delivered a fight-filled U.S.-Canada game last week against a backdrop of frosty real-world relations between the countries, spurred by President Donald Trump’s talk of tariffs — or even turning turning Canada into the 51st U.S. state.

The Americans were scheduled to play Sweden on Monday night in a game that lost any meaning once Canada clinched the second spot in the final.

The U.S. won both of its previous round-robin games, earning the top spot in the pool.

Baseball: Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton hasn’t swung a bat in three or four weeks and isn’t sure whether he will be ready for opening day because of painful tendinitis in both elbows. Stanton, 35, said he felt the pain for most of last year. ... Mets RHP Frankie Montas will be shut down for six to eight weeks because of a strained back. Montas, 31, won’t pitch until May at the earliest. ... Manager Mark Kotsay has agreed to a contract extension with the A’s through the 2028 season that includes a club option for 2029. The 49-year-old Kotsay is in his fourth season with the team.

College basketball: Illinois F Morez Johnson Jr. is out indefinitely after breaking his wrist while making a block during his team’s loss to Michigan State on Saturday. He’s averaging 7.2 points and 1.1 blocks per game in 17.8 minutes per game.