At 5:03 of Monday’s second period, Finland coach Antti Pennanen turned to his right and caught the eye of Juuse Saros. Pennanen signaled to his backup goalie to get in the net. Pennanen, it appeared,

The Colorado Avalanche once again failed to solve the Juuse Saros problem, scoring just once in a loss to the Nashville Predators.

Juuse Saros had a tough initial outing at the 4 Nations Face-Off, and Finland may be re-evaluating its goaltending situation before it plays again this weekend. Saros allowed six goals on 32 shots in Finland’s 6-1 loss to the United States at Bell Centre on Thursday.

Finland is benching goalie Juuse Saros after giving up six goals in Thursday's 4 Nations Face-Off loss to the U.S. Kevin Lankinen will start against Sweden on Saturday.

Saros struggled in Finland’s 6-1 loss to the U.S. on Thursday in Montreal, surrendering six goals on 32 shots (.813 save percentage) — including four goals in a decisive third period. He may well find himself on the bench Saturday when Finland returns to action against arch-rival Sweden in a must-win game.

Jonathan Marchessault's go-ahead goal for the Nashville Predators vs the Colorado Avalanche wouldn't have happened without a bit of luck.

Saros stopped 31 shots in Saturday's 2-1 win over Colorado. Despite the fact that the Avs out-shot the Preds 32-17, Saros was brilliant in ensuring the home side would come away with a victory, and the only puck to get past him came on an absolute rocket from Sam Malinski early in the second period.