2019 IIHF World Championship final

2019 IIHF World Championship final
123 Total
 Finland 012 3
 Canada 100 1
Date26 May 2019
ArenaOndrej Nepela Arena
CityBratislava
Attendance9,085
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The 2019 IIHF World Championship final was played at the Ondrej Nepela Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia on 26 May 2019 between Canada and Finland. It was the fourth final between the two teams with Canada having won the three previous finals, most recently in 2016.

Finland defeated Canada 3–1 to win their third title.[1]

Road to the final

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Canada Round Finland
Opponent Result Preliminary round Opponent Result
 Finland 1–3 Game 1  Canada 3–1
 Great Britain 8–0 Game 2  Slovakia 4–2
 Slovakia 6–5 Game 3  United States 2–3 (OT)
 France 5–2 Game 4  Denmark 3–1
 Germany 8–1 Game 5  Great Britain 5–0
 Denmark 5–0 Game 6  France 3–0
 United States 3–0 Game 7  Germany 2–4
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Canada 7 18
2  Finland 7 16
3  Germany 7 15
4  United States 7 14
5  Slovakia (H) 7 11
6  Denmark 7 6
7  Great Britain 7 2
8  France (R) 7 2
Source: IIHF
(H) Host; (R) Relegated
 Preliminary
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Canada 7 18
2  Finland 7 16
3  Germany 7 15
4  United States 7 14
5  Slovakia (H) 7 11
6  Denmark 7 6
7  Great Britain 7 2
8  France (R) 7 2
Source: IIHF
(H) Host; (R) Relegated
Opponent Result Playoff Opponent Result
  Switzerland 3–2 (OT) Quarterfinals  Sweden 5–4 (OT)
 Czech Republic 5–1 Semifinals  Russia 1–0

Match

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The first period was mainly filled with penalties, as there were multiple fouls throughout the period. This gave Canada several power plays, but did not result in a goal.[1] Nevertheless, the first goal of the match was scored by Shea Theodore for the Canadian team after getting a loose puck, which was the only goal of the period.[2] Early in the second period, Finland earned a power play, which led to the game-tying goal from team captain Marko Anttila.[2]

In the third period, Anttila scored another goal for Finland to make it 2–1.[3] With five minutes remaining, Harri Pesonen scored another goal for the Finnish team to make it a 3–1 lead, which stood until the end.[2]

Finland won the title for the third time, which was also their second win in Slovakia, the first being in 2011.[1]

26 May 2019
20:15 (UTC+2)		Canada 1–3
(1–0, 0–1, 0–2)		 FinlandOndrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 9,085
Game reference
Matt MurrayGoaliesKevin LankinenReferees:
Sweden Tobias Björk
United States Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
Russia Gleb Lazarev
Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský
Theodore (Mantha, McCann) – 10:021–0
1–122:35 – Anttila (Manninen, Ojamäki) (PP)
1–242:35 – Anttila (Savinainen)
1–355:54 – Pesonen (Tyrväinen, Hakanpää)
6 minPenalties8 min
44Shots22

References

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  1. ^ a b c Podnieks, Andrew (26 May 2019). "Finns repeat in Slovakia". International Ice Hockey Federeation. IIHF. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Associated Press Staff (26 May 2019). "Finland defeats Canada for gold at IIHF World Championship". NBC Sports. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  3. ^ Schram, Carol (26 May 2019). "Finland defeats Canada to win gold medal at hockey world championship". Global News. Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. Corus News. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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