{"id":271633,"date":"2025-02-24T09:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T09:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/24\/hockey-fans-pick-between-mitch-marner-brad-marchand-for-golden-goal-at-4-nations-face-off\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:16","slug":"hockey-fans-pick-between-mitch-marner-brad-marchand-for-golden-goal-at-4-nations-face-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/24\/hockey-fans-pick-between-mitch-marner-brad-marchand-for-golden-goal-at-4-nations-face-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Hockey fans pick between Mitch Marner &#038; Brad Marchand for &#8220;Golden Goal&#8221; at 4 Nations Face-Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4779050\" data-slug-id=\"2373821\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Habs fans in Montreal were presented with a dilemma about choosing between Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand or Toronto Maple Leafs forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/mitch-marner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Mitch Marner<\/a> to score an imagined \u201cgolden goal.\u201d Montreal residents\u2019 reactions ranged from being unable to decide to downright negative, with some of them even saying they\u2019d rather lose.<\/p>\n<p>Sportsnet\u2019s Tom Stewart took to the streets and interacted with hockey fans outside Bell Centre in Montreal on the sidelines of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/4-nations-face-off-rosters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">4 Nations Face-Off<\/a> tournament. He asked them which player they would like to score a golden goal: Marchand or Marner.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c&#8221;I think I&#8217;d rather lose,&#8221; a fan said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Fan reactions on the video were hilarious and unexpected.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMarner. I like Marner, even though he\u2019s a Leaf,\u201d one Canadiens fan said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMitch Marner, because Brad Marchand suck,\u201d another added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMarner; I hate him, but less,\u201d another Habs fan said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMarchand\u2026big nose,\u201d a fan answered when asked why he chose the Bruins captain.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Other reactions on X (formerly Twitter) were also highly entertaining.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI think everyone but Boston fans pick Marner. Either one getting the golden goal I don\u2019t care, just win it all.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Who cares lmao. It&#8217;s for the pride of the country,&#8221; another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TOT1882_2017\/status\/1890255328924824045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">said<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Guarantee you they all cheered last night after Marner scored\ud83d\ude02,&#8221; another fan <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Jack_Crutons\/status\/1890236611562205622\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">said<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Mitch Marner and Brad Marchand both scored in Canada&#8217;s 4-3 overtime win over Sweden<\/h2>\n<p>The star-studded Canadian team narrowly edged Sweden 4-3 in overtime on Wednesday. Nathan MacKinnon opened the scoring for the home team with a power play goal less than a minute after the game started. Brad Marchand and Mark Stone also scored and Canada went into the final period with a 3-1 lead.<\/p>\n<p>However, Sweden tied the score with goals from Adrian Kempe and Joel Eriksson Ek before Marner collected a drop pass from Team Canada captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/sidney-crosby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Sidney Crosby<\/a> in overtime and buried the puck in the net to seal Canada&#8217;a victory.<\/p>\n<p>Crosby was one of the best performers on the night for Canada with three assists.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;He will go down as the greatest player to ever represent his country,&#8221; Canada coach Jon Cooper said, via NHL.com. &#8220;If not, he&#8217;s going to be on the Mt. 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