The 4 Nations action is heating up, and right now, Canada and Sweden are going head-to-head! But before we could even dive into the game, the NHL hit us right in the feels with a tear-jerk moment. Just hours before the puck dropped, they shared a heartwarming video of Nathan MacKinnon listening to a special message from his sister, Sarah. And let’s just say—there wasn’t a dry eye in sight. “Hey Nate, just wanted to send you a message to tell you how proud we all are of you. Mom couldn’t do it because she would just cry into the camera for three minutes,” she said, before calling his work ethic “incredible” and reminding him to soak in every second.
She even threw in a little nostalgia bomb, saying, “Maybe think about telling eight-year-old Nathan that you’re playing for Team Canada… He would lose his mind.” And just like that, emotions ran high. MacKinnon, clearly moved, held back tears as he responded, “That’s very nice. Yeah, I might start crying right now.” He reflected on how surreal it was to be playing alongside Sidney Crosby, someone his younger self would have idolized. But he didn’t just let the moment rest—he turned it into fuel.
Hours after that emotional tribute, MacKinnon wasted no time, lighting up the scoreboard and making an early statement in the tournament. The NHL just dropped a masterpiece on X during the Canada-Sweden showdown, and hockey fans are losing it! In a play straight out of a dream, Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby, and Nathan MacKinnon connected in pure magic—tick, tick, boom—goal in just 56 seconds!
And NHL’s caption? Absolute chills, “MCDAVID (to) CROSBY (to) MACKINNON 56 SECONDS IN. THIS IS WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF! #4NATIONS.” I mean, come on, this is the kind of stuff hockey legends are built on!
MCDAVID CROSBY MACKINNON 56 SECONDS IN
THIS IS WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF! #4NATIONS
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— NHL (@NHL) February 13, 2025
And, of course, the fans absolutely dug in! One user summed it up perfectly: “Insane trio.” And honestly? No lies detected! Nathan MacKinnon is no stranger to greatness—the dude has a Stanley Cup with the Avalanche from 2022, plus a Hart Memorial Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award from his MVP-worthy 2023–24 season. One of the best of his generation? Yeah, that’s not even up for debate.
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