Game Report 2536		IIHF World Championship
PLAYED AT: Ondrej Nepala Arena Date: May 26, 2019 GAME NOTES: CANADA FALLS TO FINNS IN GOLD MEDAL GAME QUINTON AMUNDSON BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Shea Theodore (Langley, B.C./Vegas, NHL) opened the scoring midway through the first period, but Canada’s National Men’s Team was left with silver at the 2019 IIHF World Championship after a 3-1 loss to Finland in the gold medal game Sunday. It is the 15th silver medal for Canada at worlds, along with 27 gold and nine bronze. Matt Murray (Thunder Bay, Ont./Pittsburgh, NHL) made 19 saves for the Canadians, who had won eight in a row after a tournament-opening loss to the Finns – also by a 3-1 score. The first prime scoring opportunity went to Finland as it was awarded a penalty shot just over five minutes in; Murray kept the game scoreless by calmly knocking aside a shot from Oliwer Kaski. Theodore netted the ice-breaker for Canada by walking through a logjam of Finns to unload a wrist shot from the slot that beat goaltender Kevin Lankinen past the glove at 10:02 of the opening period. Canada outshot Finland 15-9 in an opening period that set a gritty tone for the rest of the affair. Marko Anttila answered for Finland with a power-play equalizer under three minutes into the second period, beating Murray through the five-hole. The rivals then engaged in a stretch of uninterrupted hockey for nearly 10 minutes. Murray and Lankinen took centre stage during this sequence as the two sides went up and down the ice generating quality scoring chances in transition. The game was almost exclusively played in the Finnish zone for most of the third period as Canada racked up a cannonade of chances, but Lankinen – who made 21 saves in the final frame – was up to the task. Antilla scored the game-winner at 2:35 of the third with a shot from the lip of the Canadian crease, and Harri Pesonen put the game out of reach by scoring on a spinning shot with just over four minutes remaining. Following the game, Canadian forward Mark Stone (Winnipeg, Man./Vegas, NHL) – who led the tournament in goals with eight and tied for fifth with 14 points in 10 games – earned Most Valuable Player honours. The 2020 IIHF World Championship will be played May 8-24 in Zürich and Lausanne, Switzerland. Visiting Team: Finland Home Team: Canada
FINLAND LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 30   Lankinen, Kevin G 45   Olkinuora, Jussi   4   Lehtonen, Mikko   7   Kaski, Oliwer   12   Anttila, Marko   15   Ilomaki, Arttu   19   Savinainen, Veli-Matti   20   OjamakI, Niko   21   Tyrväinen, Juhani   24   Kakko, Kaapo   25   Rajala, Toni   27   Luostarinen, Eetu   28   Jokiharju, Henri   40   Lindbohm, Petteri   41   Kiviranta, Joel   50   Koivisto, Miika   55   Ohtamaa, Atte   58   Hakanpaa, Jani   65   Manninen, Sakari   70   Mikkola, Niko   71   Kuusela, Kristian   76   Sallinen, Jere   82   Pesonen, Harri   91   Lammikko, Juho	FINLAND PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 12  2:00  Elbowing 4:30 1   4:30 1st 40  2:00  Roughing 10:31     10:31 1st 21  2:00  Cross-Checking 14:01 1   14:01 2nd 58  2:00  Tripping 18:42 1   18:42	CANADA LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 30   Murray, Matt G 31   Hart, Carter   4   Fabbro, Dante   5   Myers, Philippe   7   Couturier, Sean   10   Jost, Tyson   14   Henrique, Adam   16   McCann, Jared   17   Strome, Dylan   18   Dubois, Pierre-Luc   19   Turris, Kyle   21   Joseph, Mathieu   23   Reinhart, Sam   25   Nurse, Darnell   27   Theodore, Shea   28   Severson, Damon   39   Mantha, Anthony   51   Stecher, Troy   59   Bertuzzi, Tyler   61   Stone, Mark   71   Cirelli, Anthony   72   Chabot, Thomas   81   Marchessault, Jonathan	CANADA PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 72     Penalty Shot 5:28   * 1st 25  2:00  Elbowing 10:31 1   10:31 1st 25  2:00  Roughing 10:31     10:31 2nd 27  2:00  Tripping 2:15 1   2:15

FINLAND Goals FINLAND PLAYERS (plus) CANADA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     2nd 2:35  PP  12-65-20                         3rd 2:35   12-19                         3rd 15:54   82-21-58

CANADA Goals CANADA PLAYERS (plus) FINLAND PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st 10:02   27-39-16

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES FINLAND 1 / 2 CANADA 0 / 3 PENALTY SUMMARY FINLAND 8 min / 4 inf CANADA 6 min / 3 inf (4) POINT SUMMARY FINLAND 3 G + 5 A = 8 Pts CANADA 1 G + 2 A = 3 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 Total FINLAND 0 1 2 3 CANADA 1 0 0 1 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off FIN - Lankinen (60:00) (W) 14 8 21 43 /0:00 3rd/20:00 CAN - Murray (56:08) (L) 9 9 1 19 /0:00 3rd/16:08 CAN - Murray (0:10) (L) 0 0 0 0 /17:39 3rd/17:49 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start:   -  End:   -  Attendance:

OFFICIALS Referee: Referee: Linesmen: Linesmen: CERTIFIED CORRECT   This report has been checked and verified against the Official IIHF World Championship Game Report.

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