Finland, Canada to play in overtime in 2021 IIHF World Championship final

Finland, Canada to play in overtime in 2021 IIHF World Championship final

From May 21 to June 6, the Men’s Ice Hockey World Championship takes place in Riga (Latvia). Today, June 6, is the last game of the 2021 World Hockey Championship Finland – Canada. After the third period, the score in the match is even – 2: 2.

With the adoption of the new rules for the World Cup finals, this decisive match will be the first in World Cup history where teams will play in 3v3 overtime until the winning goal. In the event of a tie, there will be no penalties – after a 15-minute break, the teams will advance to the next extra period.

In the ninth minute, Oliver Kaski passed the pass to whoever stood at the gate. Mikael ruohomaa, who turned around in front of the goalie and sent the puck into an empty corner.

In the 25th minute, Connor Brown threw from the blue line and hit the crossbar, from which the puck rebounded into Max Comtois… After a rebound in the chest, the hockey player finished the puck with a stick in an empty net.

At the 46th minute Petteri lindbom Throwing the left penny into the far corner pushed the Finnish national team forward again.

In the 53rd minute, the Canadians managed to convert the majority. Max Komtua, with his back to the Finnish goal, passed to Adam henriwho equalized the score. In the second period, Henrik’s puck was called off due to an offside position.

Remember that these teams have already met during a tournament in Latvia. In the last game of the group stage, the Finns beat the Canadians on penalties – 3: 2B.

The current world champion is the Finnish national team. In the last match of the last World Cup, which took place in Slovakia in 2019, the Finns outperformed the Canadian national team with a score of 3: 1.