1CA 1:5 FIN | Canada2 - Finland (World Junior Championship)

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Sweden2 – Russia

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Canada2 – Finland

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Canada2

1:5 (0:0, 1:3, 0:2)

Finland

Saturday 04.01.2014, 19:00 • Malmö Arena • World Junior Championship

		Come back tomorrow for our coverage of the two medal games, as well as the sudden-death relegation game between Germany and Norway. (21:21:16)
		Players of the Game: Canada – Derrick Pouliot Finland – Joni Nikko
		Shots on goal in the 3rd period: Canada 10 (24), Finland 4 (23). Quality scoring chances: Canada 1 (4), Finland 2 (11). Perhaps it's not an upset that Finland won this game, but more how they won -- they were utterly dominant in all facets of the game and are fully deserving of their place in the final against Sweden. But first, Canada will play Russia for the bronze medal.
	60:00	Game over.
	59:41	Shot from Anderson, knocked down by Saros and covered.
	59:19	Icing Finland.
	59:11	Goal for Team Finland! TEUVO TERAVAINEN scores again, this time slapping the puck from his own blueline all the way down into the empty net. Assist: Ville Pokka.
	58:56	Icing Finland, as a shot at the empty net misses.
	58:48	Offside Canada.
	58:32	Mantha in front, backhands it wide with nothing to shoot at.
	58:08	Dumba's slapper is blocked, there's a scramble in front but nobody can put it in.
	57:40	Canada at full strength, they start up ice, Fucale goes to the bench for a 6th attacker.
	56:48	Goal for Team Finland! On the penalty shot TEURVO TEREVAINEN goes left then cuts in front and goes high glove side on the backhand. That should punch Finland's ticket into tomorrow's final.
	56:48	Teurvo Terevainen will take the shot, apparently Haapala is injured.
	56:48	Back the other way, Henrik Haapala with a breakaway, hauled down and he's getting a penalty shot.
	56:35	Drouin tries to create something shorthanded, pass to Ekblad for the one-timer, kicked out by Saros.
	55:29	Josh Morrissey called for tripping as Canada is applying pressure in the Finnish zone, so Finland to the power play.
	55:20	Shot by Leier hits Saros' stick and goes out, faceoff inside.
	54:40	Icing Finland.
	54:20	Lazar a low wrister, stick save Saros.
	53:50	Puck deflected out of play in the Canadian zone, faceoff inside. Shots 2-2 this period, in the game 21-16 Finland.
	53:02	Charles Hudon the blast from the point, deflected wide.
	52:17	Ekblad rips a shot wide.
	51:21	Canadian rush, Anderson's shot hits Saros in the pad, it's eventually deflected out of play, faceoff in the Finnish zone.
	50:31	Canadian shoot-in deflected out of play, faceoff at centre ice.
	49:09	Icing Canada.
	48:08	Morrissey from the point, Saros gets a pad on it and it goes to the corner.
	47:46	Another Canadian rush, Nikko with the shot and Fucale again covers it.
	47:23	Finnish rush, Rasmus Kulmala with the shot, right on Fucale, who holds on.
	46:12	Finland back at full strength and now are called for icing.
	45:50	Finns ice, one last rush for Canada.
	45:20	Laughton with a shot turned away by Saros.
	44:08	Artturi Lehkonen is getting called for holding, as he wrapped up Sam Reinhart and rode him head-first into the boards. Canada to the power play, which has been very ineffective so far.
	41:20	Finland back at full strength, killing off another penalty very effectively.
	40:49	Finns ice, Canada start back but go offside. :30 left in the power play.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		The teams are on the ice and the third period will start shortly. Canada starts the period with 1:19 remaining in a power play, and Jonathan Drouin still has another 5:36 remaining in his Misconduct.
		Shots on goal in the 2nd period: Canada 7 (14), Finland 12 (19). Quality scoring chances: Canada 2 (3), Finland 7 (9). Finland owned that second period, being especially impressive on specialty teams -- their power play generated numerous chances and one goal, and they haven't allowed Canada to get anything going at all on their power plays. Canada's come from behind before this tournament, even down 2 goals, but they're going to have to have their best period of the tournament to erase this deficit against Finland. 3rd period begins at 20:45 CET, 14:45 EST.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:19	Aleksi Musoten gets his stick up on Matt Dumba, knocking off his helmet. Canada will have a 5-on-3 for :03.
	38:48	Mantha with a high wrister, hits Saros in the shoulder, Finland ices.
	37:24	Finland getting a penalty on the play, Joni Nikko for high-sticking, so Canada to the power play, which hasn't looked good today.
	37:24	Anderson with a weak backhander, stick save Saros, who covers.
	37:04	Puck out of play in the neutral zone, faceoff at centre ice.
	36:47	Icing Canada.
	36:40	Finland presses back into the Canadian zone again, another save by Fucale and another faceoff in the Canadian zone.
	35:44	Now the puck goes back into the Canadian zone, Fucale covers it.
	35:36	Goal for Team Finland! RASMUS RISTOLAINEN's shot went over Fucale's right shoulder, off the back crossbar and out, so it's a good goal. Assists: Mikko Vainonen, Henrik Haapala.
	35:36	Now the puck bounces off the crossbar and Finland think they've scored. It's going to video replay.
	35:29	Finnish 2-on-1 and a miraculous save by Fucale, and a Canadian defenceman got his stick in behind to keep it out.
	34:10	Canada back at full strength, they dump it into the Finnish zone . . .
	33:29	Fucale anotherh save in traffic, covers with :33 left in the penalty.
	33:15	Canada ices, then Laughton does a good job of ragging the puck on the PK.
	32:40	Lehkonen deflects the puck off the goalpost, a scramble ensues but Fucale keeps it out and the net is dislodged. Faceoff outside with 1:22 left in the Finnish power play.
	32:03	Just after scoring a goal, Jonathan Drouin is heading to the penalty box. We'll get the reason in a moment, but Finland is going back to the power play, where they've been very good today. It's checking to the head, so it's 2+10 and Drouin is out for the rest of this second period.
	31:24	Goal for Team Canada! Just after killing the penalty Canada goes to the attack. Mantha and Lazar both get shots, and then JONANTHAN DROUIN is there to backhand the rebound in with Saros down and out. Assists: Curtis Lazar, Anthony Mantha.
	30:45	Maenalainen right in front, denied by Fucale from point blank.
	30:23	Slapper from Ristolainen, kicked out by Fucale.
	29:51	Fucale makes the save off Nikko and holds on with 1:16 left in the Finnish power play.
	29:08	Zachary Fucale is called for tripping on the play, so we'll have a short 4-on-4 and then Finland will be on the power play.
	29:08	Another bad pass and Teurvo Teravainen got a shorthanded breakaway, he misses on the deke and trips over Fucale's pad.
	28:30	Mantha turns the puck over and the Finns ice.
	27:17	There's a mix-up following the whistle and penalties are dished out. Aleksi Mistonen gets holding and Nic Petan a 10-minute misconduct. So Canada to the power play.
	27:17	Canada with a chance, Curtis Lazar tries to go upstairs but hits Saros and in the ensuing scramble the Finnish goalie keeps it out.
	26:10	Goal for Team Finland! The shot from the boards was deflected in front, hit Fucale's pad and ARTURRI LEHKONEN was there to backhand the rebound in. Power-play goal. Assists: Saku Maenalainen, Teurvo Teravainen.
	25:51	Ristolainen with the shot, off Fucale's blocker and out of play with 1:12 left in the penalty, faceoff inside.
	25:04	Right after scoring, Finland is going to the power play, as Frederic Gauthier is called for interference.
	24:19	Goal for Team Finland! The Finnish dump-in takes a strange hop out of the corner and lands in front of the net, Fucale was expecting the puck to ring around the boards and was out of position, and JONI NIKKO was right there to put it over high right shoulder. Assist: Julius Honka.
	23:48	Finland back at full strength, they start out of their own end.
	23:20	Finland ices again, Canada with one more rush on the PP.
	22:40	Drouin tries to go high, misses and Finland ices.
	21:53	Canada with possession off the draw, Derrick Pouliot with a low slapper from the point, right on Saros with 1:44 left in the penalty.
	21:37	Rasmus Ristolainen catches Anthony Mantha with a high stick and Canada will get their first power play of the game.
	21:17	Now Joni Nikko takes the puck to the net, another save Fucale and he covers.
	20:44	Lehkonen jumps on a loose puck in the Canadian zone, fires a backhander on Fucale, stick save.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		The teams are on the ice and the second period will begin shortly.
		Shots on goal in the 1st period: Canada 7, Finland 7. Quality scoring chances: Canada 1, Finland 2. Not a very eventful opening 20 minutes, with few shots and scoring chances. The few chances that there have been, both goalies have been solid. 2nd period begins at 17:49 CET, 11:49 EST.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:53	Scott Laughton with a wrister that hits Saros in the chest, a bit of a scramble in front but the puck is finally cleared.
	17:53	Canadian defenceman falls, Saku Kinnunen goes in alone on Zack Fucale, tries to go five-hole but Fucale closes the door.
	17:07	Joni Nikko with a low wrister, stick save Fucale.
	15:57	Canadian rush, Pouliot rips it high and wide.
	14:49	Topi Nattinen with a high wrister blocker save Fucale.
	13:21	Canadian shoot-in goes over the low end glass here at Malmo Arena, faceoff at centre ice.
	13:01	Puck deflected out of play again, faceoff outside the Canadian line.
	12:53	Shot from Nattinen deflected out of play, faceoff in the Canadian zone.
	11:15	Rasmus Ristolainen from the point, hits the mesh on the outside of the net. Some people reacted, thinking it was a goal, play continues.
	10:38	Puck out of play in the Canadian zone, faceoff inside.
	10:20	Honka from the point gets the first shot of the Finnish power play in the dying seconds, Canada now back at full strength.
	08:52	Canada ice for the second time on the PK, Finland still shotless.
	08:18	Matt Dumba is called for a trip behind his own net, and Finland will get the game's first power play.
	07:50	Then Saros gets a glove on a wrister from Laughton, play continues.
	07:33	Griffin Reinhart leads a rush, pad save Saros.
	06:35	Mantha turns at the faceoff dot and fires a low wrister, kicked out by Saros.
	06:06	Icing Finland.
	05:24	Petin from the left-wing boards, stick save Saros.
	04:45	Pelech from the point this time, wide.
	04:26	Pelech shoots it in from centre ice, stick save Saros.
	03:33	Terevainen with a dangerous chance from the top of the crease, turned away by Fucale.
	03:13	Henri Ikonen with a long shot from outside the blueline, caught and held by Fucale.
	02:08	Nic Petan with Canada's first shot, a hard wrister from the high slot that's caught and held by Juuse Saros.
	01:23	Finland's Henrik Haapala with the game's first shot on goal, Zach Fucale the stick save and covers.
	00:01	Game started.
		The teams are on the ice and the opening faceoff is moments away. As the higher seed, Canada is designated as the home team and is wearing their red uniforms with white trim, black pants and helmets. Finland is designated as the visiting team and wearing white uniforms with double blue trim, dark blue pants and light blue helmets.
		Starting Lineups: Canada: Fucale (Paterson) – Ekblad, Pouliot, G. Reinhart, Dumba (A), Pelech, Morrissey, Bigras – Horvat, Laughton (C), S. Reinhart – Rychel, Gauthier, Anderson – Hudon, Drouin (A), Mantha – Leier, McDavid, Petan – Lazar Finland: Saros (Huuso) – Lindell (A), Pokka, Lehtonen, Ristolainen (A), Honka, Vainonen, Vainio – Mäenalanen, Teräväinen (C), Lehkonen (A) – Nikko, Mustonen, Haapala – J. Ikonen, Kinnunen, Kulmala – Leskinen, Nättinen, H. Ikonen – Rauhala Referees: Timothy Mayer (USA), Marc Wiegand (SUI) – Andreas Kowert (GER), Eduard Metalnikov (RUS).
		This is the second semifinal of the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship. The winner of this game will play Sweden in tomorrow's final, while the loser will meet Russia to decide the bronze. Canada finished 1st place in Group A with 10 points, then beat Switzerland 4-1 in Thursday's quarterfinal. Finland finished 2nd in Group B with 7 points, then beat the Czech Republic 5-3 in Thursday's quarterfinal. Canada is led offensively by Anthony Mantha with 11 points, Jonathan Drouin with 8, and Curtis Lazar with 6. Finland is led by Tuervo Terevainen with 9 points and Saku Mäenalainen with 7. The starting goaltenders are Canada's Zachary Fucale (3-0, 2.00, .912) and Juuse Saros (3-1, 1.67, .938).
		Welcome. This game starts at 19:00 CET local time in Malmö, 20:00 EET, 13:00 EST.

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 32. Drouin (Lazar, Mantha) – 25. Nikko (Honka), 27. Lehkonen (Maenalainen, Teravainen), 36. Ristolainen (Vainonen, Haapala), 57. Terevainen (p.s.), 60. Teravainen (Pokka)

Canada2: Fucale (Paterson) – Ekblad, Pouliot, G. Reinhart, Dumba (A), Pelech, Morrissey, Bigras – Horvat, Laughton (C), S. Reinhart – Rychel, Gauthier, Anderson – Hudon, Drouin (A), Mantha – Leier, McDavid, Petan – Lazar

Finland: Saros (Huuso) – Lindell (A), Pokka, Lehtonen, Ristolainen (A), Honka, Vainonen, Vainio – Mäenalanen, Teräväinen (C), Lehkonen (A) – Nikko, Mustonen, Haapala – J. Ikonen, Kinnunen, Kulmala – Leskinen, Nättinen, H. Ikonen – Rauhala

Referees: Timothy Mayer (USA), Marc Wiegand (SUI) – Andreas Kowert (GER), Eduard Metalnikov (RUS)

1st period
	08:18
1st intermission
2nd period
	21:37
	24:19
	25:04
	26:10
	27:17
	29:08
	31:24
	32:03
	35:36
	37:24
	39:19
2nd intermission
3rd period
	44:08
	55:29
	56:48
	59:11
Final