After the bronze medal earlier in the morning, a place for the gold medal.
For the occasion, Canada and Finland faced each other or if you want: Josh Anderson against Joel Armia.
In the end, Finland won.
The match was played with a lot of intensity and was very close. We had to wait until the second half to see the first goal.
The Canadians got on the scoreboard first thanks to a very good goal from Dylan Cozens. The Buffalo Sabers forward fired a catch on the power play to give his nation the lead.
Dylan Cozens, who has been so important for Canada, makes it 1-0 over the PP. #IIHFworlds pic.twitter.com/Bk37q2Xb59
—Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) May 29, 2022
Coincidentally, Cozens is at the top of the tournament scorers.
Dylan Cozens is tied with Dubois and Pastrnak for the tournament lead in goals with 7. 🇨🇦 #IIHFWorlds #LetsGoBuffalo
— NHL Watcher (@NHL_Watcher) May 29, 2022
It was the first understaffing goal conceded of the tournament by the Finns.
At the beginning of the third period, Canada played with fire. He offered two 5 against three to the Finns, who did not take advantage of this gift at the first opportunity. But during the second, they made Claude Julien’s company pay.
Mikael Granlund tied the match.
We have 5 against 3, Mikael Granlund scores and it is 1-1. Canadian banking is furious.
Noah Gregor was already in the box. #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/HNyyZtRV5o
—Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) May 29, 2022
However, Cole Sillinger’s sanction was undeserved. Miro Heiskanen was hit in the face with his stick…
let’s leave this here pic.twitter.com/yR7OseUlie
—BarDown (@BarDown) May 29, 2022
In short, the score was tied 1-1 at the time. In Finland’s goal, Canadian goalkeeper Chris Driedger was injured and had to be replaced by Matt Tomkins, the team’s number three goalkeeper. He had not played since April 23 with Frolunda. Logan Thompson was injured earlier in the tournament.
Granlund added a few moments later to give the Blues the lead for the first time in the game.
Mikael Granlund scores again and 2-1.
This is in the Sillinger penalty when Heiskanen gets hit in the face. #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/uj5Cz9c4TC
—Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) May 29, 2022
Joel Armia then did a lot of damage to the Canadians with a perfect shot over the top. 3-1 Finland.
Strangely, Pierre Houde’s voice doesn’t rise when Armia scores a goal…
Five goals and three assists for him in the tournament.
Joel Armia from kick-off puts Finland 3-1. Outside the bar and inside. #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/OKKwdotOaK
—Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) May 29, 2022
With just over two minutes remaining in the game, Claude Julien decided to withdraw his goalkeeper. That decision paid off: Zach Whitecloud brought Canada back to life and closed the gap to one.
Josh Anderson picked up an assist on the goal.
Zach Whitecloud makes it 3-2 and it’s not over yet. Tons of traffic in front.
The referees said it wasn’t a good goal because the net was off… and they changed their mind five seconds later. #IIHFworlds pic.twitter.com/B8G79Pds6w
—Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) May 29, 2022
Then, with just over a minute left in the game, Canada tied the game. Miracle, it’s 3-3!
NEVER STOP CHARGING CANADIANS 🇨🇦
We tied 3-3 in the last minutes of the third thanks to Max Comtois #FINCAN #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/QQWC4HlU2O
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 29, 2022
Therefore, it is a three-on-three overtime session that will decide which nation will win the World Championship.
Last year, Nick Paul gave Canada the victory in overtime against these same Finns. Who will achieve the feat this time?
He is not a Canadian player…
On the power play (penalty on Thomas Chabot), Sakari Manninen gave Finland the win.
Sakari Manninen scores on the power play, and Granlund sets it up.
Finland won gold at the 2022 Hockey World Championships. #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/EFRJC12IWo
—Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) May 29, 2022
Final score: 4-3 Finland
The referees stole the show…
Here are the final standings:
1. Finland
2. Canada
3. the Czech Republic
4. the United States
5. Switzerland
6. Sweden
7. Germany
8. Slovakia
9. Denmark
10. Latvia
11. Austrian
12. France
13. Norway
14. Kazakhstan
15. Italy
16. the United Kingdom
A lot of
– What a match for our favorite despite everything.
After an extraordinary fight, Félix Auger-Aliassime lost 6-3 3-6 2-6 6-3 3-6 to Rafael Nadal in the round of 16 in #Roland Garros
— Antoine Deshaies (@antoinedeshaies) May 29, 2022
– Nice gesture from both strikers.
Nick Suzuki and Jonathan Drouin are present today at the tournament of @hockeyderue to play ball hockey and support the cause!
Nick Suzuki and Jonathan Drouin are at the @hockeyderue tournament to play some ball hockey and support the cause!#GoHabsGo | @CHCFoundation pic.twitter.com/vdnVUMXIcJ
— Montreal Canadians (@CanadiensMTL) May 29, 2022
– Message from Joe.
A message from Jonathan Drouin. 💬
A message from Jonathan Drouin.#GoHabsGo | @CHCFoundation pic.twitter.com/XHIxIdXzZr
— Montreal Canadians (@CanadiensMTL) May 29, 2022
– Nick’s message.
A message from Nick Suzuki. 💬
A message from @nsuzuki_37.#GoHabsGo | @CHCFoundation pic.twitter.com/Z49K4hwEPY
— Montreal Canadians (@CanadiensMTL) May 29, 2022
– Gascon, Gaucher, and Roy were nominated for the Paul-Dumont Trophy.
Here are the three Paul-Dumont Trophy finalists who have made the League shine this season! 🤩
Eva Gascon – @OlympiquesGAT
Nathan Gaucher- @quebec_remparts
Joshua Roy- @PhoenixSherbroo#QMJHL | #RondellesdOr— LHJMQ (@LHJMQ) May 29, 2022
#Canada #loses #overtime #Finland #wins #gold