Hong Kong – Cayman Islands 3:4 (0:1 after SO) | Armenia – Haiti 0:1 (end) | Portugal – Switzerland 3:5 (end)
Finland – Canada 1:7 (end) | USA – Czech Republic 3:2 (1:0 after SO) | Lebanon – Bermuda 2:3 (end)
Slovakia – Greece 3:1 (end)
final
Finland
1:7 (1:3, 0:2, 0:2)
Canada
Saturday 03.06.2017, 14:00 • World Cup (men) • 3 • Skupina A1
     
    With the win, Canada now has 5 points, good for second place in Group A2 – 1 point behind Slovakia. They are followed by India (3 points) and Greece (1). Finland, meanwhile, sit at the bottom with 0 points. (15:52:29)
     
    Players of the Game:

    FIN – Santtu Sirkkala
    CAN – Shaq Merasty
     
    Game over.
     
    44:13
    Goal for Team Canada!
    The ball rolled out of the zone and then it was a footrace and DEREK GINGERA got to it first, scoring the empty-net goal.
    Unassisted.
     
    43:21
    Finland has removed its goalie for a 6-on-4 advantage.
     
    43:21
    Penalty for Canada (Merasty – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    42:54
    Offside Canada.
     
    42:00
    Finland with good possession in the Canadian zone, but they're blocking a lot of shots.
     
    40:14
    Penalty for Canada (Reid – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    38:19
    Finland pressuring, puck out of play in the Canadian zone with :43 left in the penalty.
     
    37:30
    Big blast from Nieminen, pad save Barlow, Canada clears.
     
    37:02
    Penalty for Canada (Fortier – 2 min., Tripping).
     
    36:24
    Offside Canada.
     
    36:11
    Puck out of play in the Canadian zone, faceoff inside.
     
    33:28
    Martel uses his speed and gets a shot away, glove save Kuru.
     
    30:33
    Goal for Team Canada!
    They started the 3rd period on the power play and wasted little time cashing in. BRIAN SZOLGA's slapper from the point beats everybody.
    Assists: Marcus Power, Jordan Escott.
     
    30:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Canada entered the second period with a 3-1 lead and added two more to make it 5-1 after 30 minutes, but if not for Finnish netminder Tommi Kuru, it could be worse. The Finns have shown some skill on the power play and seemed to get a bit of momentum for a while, but otherwise it's been all Canada in this game.

    3rd period starts at 15:13 CEST.
     
    30:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    29:06
    Penalty for Finland (Nieminen – 2 min., Tripping).
     
    28:15
    Icing Finland.
     
    27:36
    Goal for Team Canada!
    Kuru is doing all he can for the Finns but he can't stop everything. He made a diving save on the first attempt but he was lying helplessly as NATHAN YETMAN slid the loose ball into the unguarded net.
    Assist: Dustin Kelly.
     
    27:15
    Canada back on the attack, Kuru stops Power's slapper.
     
    26:10
    Finns continuing to pressure in the Canadian zone, their best pressure since their early goal.

    Icing Canada.
     
    25:49
    Just as Canada gets back to full strength an errant ball rolls to Barlow and he scoops it up and holds it.
     
    24:56
    Finns move it around on the power play to Nieminen, who unloads a one-timer that's caught and held by Barlow.
     
    23:45
    Penalty for Canada (Merasty – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    23:11
    Finland back at full strength but Canada keeps the pressure up, the ball ends up out of play, faceoff stays in the zone.
     
    22:10
    Canada continues to pressure on the power play, Kuru covers the puck with :05 left in the penalty.
     
    20:37
    Breakaway for Marcus Power, pad save Tommi Kuru, who has been very busy today.
     
    20:15
    Penalty for Finland (Juvani – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    19:54
    Canada keeps the pressure on, Martel denied by Kuru and he looks skyward.
     
    19:10
    Wild action around the Finnish net, ball bouncing, the Yetman brothers both denied point-blank by Kuru.
     
    16:51
    Goal for Team Canada!
    KEVIN REID unloads an absolute bomb from the left point that beats Kuru over the shoulder.
    Assist: Paul Kastas.
     
    15:42
    End to end rush by William Marshall, beating everyone on the Finnish team except goaltender Tommi Kuru, who denies him.
     
    15:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    The teams are on the floor and the second period will start shortly.
     
    Finland struck first on the power play but after that it was all Canada, which pumped in three goals and has a 3-1 lead after the opening period.

    2nd period begins at 14:36 CET.
     
    15:00
    1st period finished.
     
    14:35
    Offside Canada.
     
    13:12
    Icing Finland.
     
    12:17
    Goal for Team Canada!
    Right back the other way Canada scores again. MARCUS POWER calls for the ball at the top of the circle, then gets it and powers a high blast through heavy traffic that somehow found the net.
    Assists: Kevin Reid, Danick Martel.
     
    11:23
    Pukema uses his speed to and tries to break free for Finland but he's hounded by a Canadian backchecker and Barlow handles his backhander.
     
    10:08
    Goal for Team Canada!
    Ever since the Finnish goal it's been all Canada and SHAQ MERASTY seems especially dangerous. On this Canadian rush he fired a wrister that beat Kuru short side.
    Assist: Remi Laurencelle.
     
    09:30
    Canada back applying pressure again, a hard shot from Szolga is right on Kuru.
     
    08:40
    Icing Canada.
     
    06:51
    Goal for Team Canada!
    The play started behind the net and worked out in front to DYLAN KELLY, who did a good job of eluding a check, then spinning and firing from the high slot, and it appeared to hit a Finnish stick and change direction on Kuru.
    Assists: Shaq Merasty, Paul Kastas.
     
    06:03
    After giving up the early goal Canada is back to the attack trying to even if up.
     
    03:18
    Team Finland with just scored a goal!
    They move it around on the power play and AKI PIETSALO lets go a one-time blast that beats Barlow five-hole. Pietsalo has now scored both of Finland's goals in this tournament.
    Assists: Juuso Nieminen, Santtu Sirkkala.
     
    02:47
    Blazing one-timer from Niemenen goes off Barlow and out of play. Faceoff in the Canadian zone with 1:40 left in the penalty.
     
    02:28
    Penalty for Canada (Merasty – 2 min., Slashing).
     
    01:54
    Offside Canada
     
    00:34
    Canada with the early pressure, Kuru the glove save for Finland.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    The teams are on the floor and the opening faceoff is moments away.

    Finland is designated as the home team and wearing blue jerseys with white trim, blue shorts, socks and helmets. Canada is designated as the visiting team and is wearing red jerseys with white trim, black shorts, socks and helmets.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Finland: Kuru (Kuusamo) – Ahola, Kuha, Nieminen, Uusimäki, Väänänen, J. Viitanen, L. Viitanen – Eskola, Juvani, Kangas, Kariniemi, Leppäniemi, Pelto-Arvo, A. Pietsalo, S. Pietsalo, Pohjola, Pukema, Siikavirta, Sirkkala

    Canada: Barlow (Flores) – Azevedo, Babij, Fortier, Kastes, Marshall, O'Keefe, Szolga, Wild, B. Yetman – D'Abadie, Dentremont, Escott, Gingera, Du. Kelly, Dy. Kelly, Laurencelle, Marchuk, Martel, Merasty, Power, Reid, N. Yetman

    Referees: Černý, Valachovič.
     
    This is the second game for both of these Group A1 teams. Canada had a tough game with Greece, needing a shootout to beat them 4-3, while Finland was in tough against the two-time defending champions from Slovakia, losing 3-1. After this game, all five teams in the group will have played 2 games.

    Slovakia is first in the group with 6 points, followed by India with 3. Canada is currently third place in the group with 2 points, but they can leap-frog India with a win. Finland is the only team in the group that has yet to earn a point, but with a regulation win they could move as high as a second-place tie with India.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 14:00 CEST, 15:00 EEST, 08:00 EDT.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

    CZ@@Djob76

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 4. A. Pietsalo (Niemenen, Sirkkala) – 7. Kelly (Merasty, Kastas), 11. Merasty (Laurencelle), 13. Power (Reid, Martel), 17. Reid (Kastas), 28. N. Yetman (Kelly), 31. Szolga (Power, Escott), 45. Gingera

    Finland: Kuru (Kuusamo) – Ahola, Kuha, Nieminen, Uusimäki, Väänänen, J. Viitanen, L. Viitanen – Eskola, Juvani, Kangas, Kariniemi, Leppäniemi, Pelto-Arvo, A. Pietsalo, S. Pietsalo, Pohjola, Pukema, Siikavirta, Sirkkala
    Canada: Barlow (Flores) – Azevedo, Babij, Fortier, Kastes, Marshall, O'Keefe, Szolga, Wild, B. Yetman – D'Abadie, Dentremont, Escott, Gingera, Du. Kelly, Dy. Kelly, Laurencelle, Marchuk, Martel, Merasty, Power, Reid, N. Yetman
    Referees: Černý, Valachovič