Bruins linemates Brad Marchand and Elias Lindholm squared off against each other in the first game of the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off.

Nathan MacKinnon scored on the power play 56 seconds in off a no-look pass from Sidney Crosby, Mitch Marner got the overtime winner after Sweden rallied to tie it and Canada opened the 4 Nations Face-Off with a thrilling 4-3 victory on Wednesday night.

Canada is taking on Sweden in Montreal in the opening game of the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. Nathan MacKinnon gave Canada the lead just 56 seconds into the game, scoring on the power play after a sweet assist by Sidney Crosby. Later in the first period, Brad Marchand doubled Canada's lead with a simple tap-in from Brayden Point's pass.

The opening game of the international best-on-best competition on Wednesday needed overtime, when Team Canada forward Mitch Marner scored on a shot from just above the right hashmark for a 4-3 win over Team Sweden 6:06 into the extra frame.

Nathan MacKinnon scored on the power play 56 seconds in off a no-look pass from Sidney Crosby, Mitch Marner got the overtime winner after Sweden rallied to tie it and Canada opened the 4 Nations Face-Off with a thrilling 4-3 victory.

After so much anticipation for the first best-on-best tournament featuring NHL players in nine years, after so much suspense to see what Canada could do by teaming up stars Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon,

The superstars of the NHL put together the prettiest goal as Connor McDavid passed to Sidney Crosby who spun to find an open Nate MacKinnon who scored on the wide open net just 56 seconds in. McDavid put on a clinic as Canada just dominated.