Few of the lines meshed. They lost a key d-man to injury early on. Their goalie was at turns brilliant, then weak. But Sidney Crosby picked up Team Canada on a back as wide as country and led his squad to a 4-3 OT win over Team Sweden in the first game of the Four Nations tournaments.

After missing Pittsburgh's final two games before the NHL break for the 4 Nations Face-Off, Sidney Crosby took part in Canada's first practice Monday and declared himself good to go.

“Sidney Crosby is traveling to Montreal and hopes to play for Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off…” Kaplan reported. “Crosby…is desperate to play in the tournament, sources told ESPN. The Penguins will leave the decision up to Crosby whether or not he participates, and he will take as much time as he can to decide if he's ready, sources told ESPN.”