MacKinnon scores late, Canada tops Finland to advance to gold medal game

Nathan MacKinnon scored a power-play goal with 36 seconds remaining on a saucer pass from Connor McDavid to complete the three-goal rally.

Finland unsuccessfully challenged the goal for offside.

Canada, which has won gold at each of the past two Olympics involving NHL players, will face the winner of the other semifinal between Team USA and Team Slovakia, on Sunday (8:10 a.m. ET; Peacock, NBC, ICI Tele, CBC Gem, CBC, SN [JIP], TSN [JIP], RDS2).

The top-seeded Canadians rallied for a 4-3 win against Team Czechia in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. They are first team to have consecutive comeback wins in the playoffs of an Olympics featuring NHL participation to advance to the gold medal game.