Could 20, 2025 02:59 AM IST
Finland downs Canada in shootout at ice hockey worlds and Czechs keep unbeaten
STOCKHOLM — Finland prevailed towards Canada 2-1 in a penalty shootout at hand the title favourite its first loss on the ice hockey world championship on Monday.
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Patrik Puistola and Eeli Tolvanen transformed penalty pictures within the shootout, and Kent Johnson for Canada.
Canada outshot Finland 38-22 within the hardest check for the Canadians on the event. Canada scored 28 targets in its earlier 5 video games whereas conceding two.
Canada is second in Group A, trailing chief Sweden by two factors. The 2 will meet on Tuesday of their final group recreation. They’ve already certified for the quarterfinals.
Finland is third and performs Slovakia on Tuesday.
Ryan O’Reilly broke the impasse with 2:03 left within the center interval with a short-handed objective on a rush, as Canada needed to apply its most bodily recreation but on the worlds.
Puistola tied it 7:01 into the ultimate interval after he used his stick with take management of the puck flying within the air and netted from shut vary.
In Herning, Denmark, defending champion the Czech Republic shut out Germany 5-0 to remain unbeaten.
The sixth win lifted the Czechs to the highest of Group B, one level forward of Switzerland and three greater than the USA in third.
The Czechs full the group stage towards the People on Tuesday.
Germany and Denmark additionally meet on Tuesday and can determine the fourth staff from the group to succeed in the quarterfinals.
The Czechs’ Jakub Flek scored twice and David Pastrnak rifled a one-timer from the left circle and arrange Lukas Sedlak within the center interval. Jakub Lauko added a short-handed objective.
Daniel Vladar shut out the Germans with 19 saves.
In Stockholm, newcomer Slovenia beat France 3-1 to keep away from relegation on the expense of the French.
In Herning, Norway beat Hungary 1-0 additionally to keep away from relegation.
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