Finland is making a change in net for its second game of the 4 Nations Face-Off. Coach Antti Pennanen said Kevin Lankinen will start against Sweden on Saturday after Juuse Saros allowed six goals on 32 shots in Finland's 6-1 loss to the United States in each team's first game of the tournament.

Finland will start goaltender Kevin Lankinen for Saturday's important tilt against Sweden, head coach Antti Pennanen confirmed to NHL.com's Tom Gulitti.Juuse Saros started Thursday's opener against the United States,

The two last faced each other in the IIHF World Championship in 2019. Finland defeated Sweden 5-4 in overtime in the quarterfinals and went on to win gold; Lankinen allowed four goals on 18 shots in that game, including one by Pettersson. “As of now we’re not teammates for a week,” Lankinen said. “But maybe when we get back, we’ll talk more.”

Vancouver Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen will start Saturday against Sweden after Nashville Predators netminder Juuse Saros gave up six goals on 32 shots in a loss to the United States on Thursday, coach Antti Pennanen told reporters Friday. The Finns need a win to stay in the hunt for a berth in the final.

Sweden did well just to force overtime vs. Canada after falling into an early 2-0 hole in their 4 Nations Face-Off opener. Now they'll get a drop in class vs. Finland and should capitalize, as Neil Parker explains.

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That’s what we work so hard for.” Lankinen last played for Finland in the 2019 IIHF World Championship, where he helped it win the gold medal by making 43 saves in a 3-1 victory against Canada in the final.