And Canada could rejoice at another turnaround.
How did it feel when the winning goal came?
"Joy and relief," says 19-year-old star Macklin Celebrini, who stood in front of Finnish goalkeeper Juuse Saros and was prepared for a rebound if MacKinnon's shot had not gone in.
Celebrini also got an assist on the winning goal.
Finland challenged the winning goal for offside, but the challenge was not upheld and Finland was instead penalized.
"It was tight and the margins were small, but I thought it was the right decision," says Celebrini about the video review.
“Sad and disappointed”
Finland shocked Canada by scoring the first two goals of the match – but it didn't help.
"You're sad and disappointed; there are lots of emotions. We faced the best team in the world and put pressure on them," says Finnish forward Erik Haula, who scored the 2-0 goal while shorthanded in the second period.
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Finland had previously taken the lead in the first period on the power play when Mikko Rantanen fired a rocket to make it 1–0.
Crosby was missing
Canada was shaken and missing their leader and team captain, Sidney Crosby, who missed the semi-final after the blow he received in the quarter-final against the Czech Republic.
But just like against the Czech Republic, when Canada decided it in overtime, the Canadians managed to turn the game around.
Sam Reinhart made it 1–2 with a power-play goal, and in the middle of the third period, defenseman Shea Theodore scored the equalizer.
Then came the dramatic ending.
On the power play, with only 36 seconds left, Macklin Celebrini and Connor McDavid set up MacKinnon for the winning goal.
Canada will face the winner of tonight's semi-final between the United States and Slovakia in the final on Sunday.
