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Grades, top players from Canada's victory over Finland

With a berth in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game on the line, Canada started off hot with two quick goals from Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon en route to a 5-3 win over Finland.

There was late drama, as the Finns scored three goals in the third period to pull within a goal, before Canada's captain Sidney Crosby scored an empty-net goal to seal the deal.

The win pushes Canada's round-robin point total to five, putting them out of reach of Sweden:

Here are grades for the Canada and Finland, including the biggest takeaways, the key player to watch in the next game for Canada, and lingering questions for both countries.