2021-22 National Junior Team

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2022 IIHF World Junior Championship
Game #19
Preliminary
Final
August 15, 2022 4:00 pm MDT
Rogers Place
Edmonton, AB

GAME OVER! A little bit interesting in the third period, but Canada closes out a 6-3 win to finish a perfect preliminary round and claim first place in Group A.

Another three points (1G 2A) for Mason McTavish, three assists for Olen Zellweger and 22 saves for Dylan Garand.

The wins sets up a quarterfinal matchup with Switzerland on Wednesday night (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT). We will see you then!

3rd - 1:47 | GOAL! William Dufour finds the empty net and the Canadians have breathing room. That should be enough to lock up first place.

CAN 6 - FIN 3

3rd - 2:32 | Meriläinen to the bench for an extra attacker.

3rd - 3:37 | Just as Meriläinen gets to the bench for an extra attacker, Roby Järventie buries a power-play goal to pull the Finns one closer.

CAN 5 - FIN 3

3rd - 4:24 | Another two-man advantage for the Finns as William Dufour is called for tripping ... 29 seconds of 5-on-3.

3rd - 5:55 | One more penalty to kill for Canada ... Ethan Del Mastro sits for tripping.

3rd - 8:45 | Canada with a huge kill of the five-minute major and the crowd in Edmonton is LOVING it!

3rd - 13:45 | Will Cuylle gets five minutes and a game misconduct for kneeing, and gives the Finns a 5-on-3 advantage for 61 seconds.

3rd - 14:44 | Donovan Sebrango is called for high-sticking, putting the Finns back on the power play.

3rd - 16:53 | Joakim Kemell with a deft redirection of a Topi Niemela shot. After a LENGTHY review to confirm if the puck went out of play, the Finns are within three.

CAN 5 - FIN 2

3rd - 20:00 | Back for the third period!

AFTER 2 | A dominant second period for Canada ... a 20-6 advantage in shots, goals from Greig and McTavish and a 5-1 lead with 40 minutes finished.

One period left in the preliminary round.

2nd - 3:43 | GOAL! Ducks prospect to Ducks prospect ... Mason McTavish one-times home a feed from Olen Zellweger on the power play. Make it seven goals and 12 points for the captain.

CAN 5 - FIN 1

2nd - 4:27 | Back to the power play for Canada ... Ruben Rafkin gets two minutes for interference.

2nd - 8:59 | Past the midway mark of the second period and just three shots on goal for Finland, all on their lone power-play opportunity. Great job by the Canadians controlling the play.

2nd - 12:58 | Connor Bedard sits down for holding the stick, sending the Finns to the power play for the first time.

Finland leads the tournament with a 61.5% success rate with the man advantage (8 for 13) through three games.

2nd - 19:29 | GOAL! Ridly Greig crashes the net and Canada picks up right where it left off in the first period.

CAN 4 - FIN 1

2nd - 20:00 | Back for the second period!

AFTER 1 | A bit of a slow start for the Canadians, but it's not how you start - it's how you finish.

Othmann gets it going, Foerster strikes on the power play and Bedard ignites the crowd.

Canada takes a 3-1 lead over Finland to the first intermission.

1st - 56.8 | Samuel Helenius lets go a shot that hits a Canadian in front and goes up and over Garand. The Finns are on the board late in the period.

CAN 3 - FIN 1

1st - 2:41 | WHAT. A. SHOT. Connor Bedard with an absolute laser on the short side past Meriläinen and Canada is pouring it on.

CAN 3 - FIN 0

1st - 7:46 | GOAL! Tyson Foerster gets the goal, but what a play from Ridly Greig, who splits the Finnish defence and gets the puck on net. Foerster cleans up the rebound for the power-play goal.

CAN 2 - FIN 0

1st - 9:12 | Canada gets the first power play of the game as Samuel Helenius sits for slashing.

1st - 9:38 | Canada absolutely buzzing after the Othmann goal. At least three point-blank chances in the next couple shifts. 

1st - 13:39 | GOAL! And that first shot on goal is a good one! Brennan Othmann gets his stick on a point shot from Olen Zellweger, and Canada strikes first.

CAN 1 - FIN 0

1st - 13:57 | To the first TV timeout, and the Canadians are still looking for their first shot on goal. Shots favour the Finns 4-0, but plenty more chances that aren't getting through. Good job by both teams early to get in front of pucks.

1st - 20:00 | The puck is down and we are underway!

First place in Group A on the line.

Officials for this one...

Referees: Robert Hennessey (USA), Christoffer Holm (SWE)
Linespersons: Andreas Hofer (GER), John Rey (USA)

Dylan Garand leads Canada onto the ice for warmup...

Canada is in its black jerseys for this one. The last time Canada wore black at the World Juniors? Jan. 5, 2020, when Akil Thomas scored late and the Canadians came from behind to beat Russia 4-3 and win their 18th and most recent gold medal.

Not surprisingly, no changes from the Canadian lineup that downed Czechia 5-1 on Saturday.

Dylan Garand gets his third start in a row; he has stopped 22 of 23 in both of his wins, over the Slovaks and Czechs.

Riley Kidney and Carson Lambos are the healthy scratches.

The Canadians have faced the Finns 38 times since the first IIHF World Junior Championship in 1977, fashioning a 23-9-6 (W-L-T) record.

The teams are also frequent foes in the playoff round; in the last decade, they’ve matched up in the quarterfinals (2016, 2019), semifinals (2014, 2020) and bronze medal game (2012).

Jonathan Huberdeau owns the best single-game performance by a Canadian against the Finns, posting a goal and four assists in a tournament-opening 8-1 win in 2012.

Hello from Edmonton! Canada's National Junior Team is just over 60 minutes away from closing out the preliminary round at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship, facing off against Finland with first place in Group A on the line.

The winner of the this game gets Switzerland in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, while the loser will take on the loser of the Sweden-Germany game that immediately follows this one.

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