Granlund, Finland enjoy the victory against Sweden in 4 nations.

The Finnish Legend Teemu Selanne, who carried out television analysis and comments here and enjoyed every second of the 4 -nations experience, was near the Bell Center interview room and grinned from ear to ear, as a gran lund after playing the hero questions in English and Finnish.

The Hall of Fam knows Granlund well; The strikers were team -mates for Finland at the Olympic Games in Sochi 2014 and won the bronze medal together.

“It was big,” said Selanne about the victory on Saturday. “Obviously, the first game was not very good (a 6-1 defeat against the USA on Thursday). I didn’t really like what I saw, but today we said that everyone had to play better and they did it.

“Today they played 60 minutes and all the best players have increased their level. There were no moments when they had great difficulties. It was a completely good effort from everyone. You still have another chance. If you lose it, we would certainly be on the go. But now there are both Finland and Sweden, so it’s good for the tournament. “

Selanne had a pretty good idea of ​​how the victory in Finland was greeted at home. The game against the national arch rival was played in the main time.

“I think they are super happy at home,” he said. “If you want to beat someone, you want to beat Sweden. Both teams deserve to be in the position in which they are now. In overtime, they never know what will happen, it could go in both directions. “

And then Selanne looked at the entire ice in 3-against-3 overtime.

“I’m jealous,” he said with a laugh.

For Granlund, the winning goal came with a little additional icing.

“It’s always great to beat Sweden,” he said. “These games are fun to play. There are so many people in Finland, in Sweden to see these games. It’s great to get out (outside), and at the same time we live in this tournament. Everything is in our own hands. Good for us, and we just continue for Monday. “

The captain of Finland, Aleksander Barkov, held the country’s tournament with a goal burning tip to connect the game at 5:05 p.m.

Like many in the building, he was surprised that Granlund did not pass on the rapid overtime -rush.

“To be honest, I don’t expect ‘Grandma’ to shoot when it is 3-against-1,” he said. “It is really good that he did it because he has an amazing shot. He is so clever that he knows what to do with it. I think he had a great shot in the third period, and he met the post and then again in extra time. So it was a good goal of him, astonishing game from him. “