The first of the final round robin games kicks off this afternoon, pitting Team Finland vs. Team Canada in the afternoon game. First, some quick admin stuff:
When: 1 p.m. ET
Where: TD Garden, Boston, MA
How to watch: TNT, TruTV, MAX
Here are the standings and clinching scenarios coming into today’s games:
* Team USA has officially punched their ticket to the final on Thursday.
* If either Canada or Finland earn a regulation win, they will advance to the final to face Team USA.
* If the game goes to overtime or a shootout, however…things get interesting.
- A Team USA loss in regulation tonight would eliminate both Canada and Finland, and it would be USA vs. Sweden in the final.
- If USA-Sweden goes to overtime or a shootout tonight, we go to the numerous tiebreaking procedures listed here.