Less Than A Minute Into The 4 Nations Faceoff And Canada Already Scored A Goal Coming From The 3 Best Hockey Players On The Planet
Jeeeeezus christ. Good god. Almighty.
This is the type of stat line that you could only dream about as a hockey fan.
Nathan MacKinnon. Stanley Cup Champion. Hart Trophy winner. 1st goal of the 4 Nations Faceoff.
Who got him the puck on the powerplay? Well it starts off with Connor McDavid. Greatest hockey player currently on the planet. 3x Hart Trophy winner. In a rare category of players to win a Conn Smythe Trophy as a member of the losing team in the Stanley Cup Final. 5x Art Ross Trophy winner.
He passes the puck down low to Sidney Crosby. Top 5 player to ever play the game. 3x Stanley Cup Champion. 2x Olympic Gold Medalist. 2x Hart Trophy winner. 2x Art Ross winner. 2x Conn Smythe Trophy winner. And holy goddamn shit, what a feed.
No look. Backhand. Through the legs of a sliding defender. Right on Nate Dogg's tape for an easy putaway. Goodness gracious, what a sick bastard Sidney Crosby is. This fucking guy, man.
6 Harts. 4 Stanley Cups. 3 Conn Smythes. 1 goal.
And clearly Brad Marchand got a little jealous of Crosby and MacKinnon getting on the board there in the 1st period. As a fellow Nova Scotian himself, he was feeling a bit left out. So he made sure to put one in the back of the net as well.
Brad Marchand getting all the fans off their ass and cheering for him at the Bell Centre. That's what makes international hockey rule so hard. Canada might just be a little dangerous in this tournament.