Finland defeats Canada in overtime to win IIHF World Championship
HELSINKI –
Sakari Manninen scored in time beyond regulation to raise host Finland to a 4-3 win over Canada in a wild gold-medal sport on the males’s world hockey championships on Sunday.
Finland additionally acquired two targets from Mikael Granlund and one other from Joel Armia. Dylan Cozens, Zach Whitecloud and Max Comtois scored for Canada, whereas Matt Barzal chipped in with three assists.
The host Finns held a 3-1 lead late within the third earlier than the Canadians struck for 2 targets with their goaltender pulled.
Whitecloud scored with 2:12 remaining to place Canada to inside one aim earlier than Comtois pressured three-on-three time beyond regulation with the tying aim with 84 seconds remaining in regulation.
Manninen’s winner was scored on the ability play six minutes into the additional body after Thomas Chabot was whistled for a hooking minor.
With the 4-on-3 benefit, Manninen was in a position to sneak into the suitable circle with all Canadian eyes on Granlund who had the puck at left level. Recognzing this, Granlund fired a fast cross to the unmarked Manninen who unleashed a howitzer one-timer to clinch the world title.
It is the fourth time that Finland has received the world championship.
This was the third time in as many phrase championships these two nations have met within the gold-medal sport.
Finland received in 2019, then Canada took revenge in 2021, adopted up, now, with the Finns reclaiming their title. The 2020 championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Finns have been additionally the 2022 Olympic champions again in February.
Canada led 1-0 getting into the third interval after Cozens opened the scoring on a Canadian energy play 4 minutes into the second interval.
Granlund, who performs for the NHL’s Nashville Predators, evened the rating early within the third on a five-on-three benefit with Canada’s Noah Gregor (tripping) and Cole Sillinger (high-sticking) each sitting within the field.
Canadian goaltender Chris Driedger suffered an harm on the play and was changed by backup Matt Tomkins, who rapidly surrendered a second power-play aim to Backlund.
Earlier on Sunday, Czechia hammered the USA 8-4 to win the bronze medal as David Pastrnak scored a hat trick, all within the third interval.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Might 29, 2022.
