The NHL’s “4 Nations Face-Off” was only a facsimile of the Canada Cups of the 1980s, let alone the Olympics or the 1972 Soviet-Canada series. Yet Canadians instantly recognized that Connor McDavid’s overtime winner now belongs alongside the goals of Paul Henderson in 1972, Mario Lemieux in 1987 and Sidney Crosby in 2010.

Crosby’s golden goal at the Vancouver Olympics defeated the Americans in overtime, too. Fifteen years later, there is silver in Crosby’s hair and gold around his neck again. On Thursday night, Canada’s captain was winning again. Perhaps he will get tired of it.