Tolvanen nets SO winner as Finland hands Canada first loss of men's hockey worlds

The Canadian Press

· Posted: May 19, 2025 5:47 PM EDT | Last Updated: 16 minutes ago

Eeli Tolvanen scored the shootout victor arsenic Finland edged Canada 2-1 connected Monday to manus the Canadians their archetypal nonaccomplishment astatine the men's satellite hockey championship.

Patrik Puistola scored the game-tying marker for Finland astatine 7:01 of the 3rd period. Juuse Saros stopped 37 shots.

Ryan O'Reilly opened the scoring astatine 7:47 of the 2nd play for Canada, which got 21 saves from Marc-Andre Fleury. Kent Johnson scored the lone Canadian extremity successful the shootout.

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"(Finland) played a truly dependable antiaircraft game, and they play truly compact successful the antiaircraft zone. We struggled aboriginal to interruption done that, and we were not hanging connected to the puck arsenic overmuch arsenic I would person liked," said Canadian caput manager Dean Evason.

"We were throwing excessively galore pucks into the mediate of the crystal wherever (the Finns) would collapse. Once we realized that we needed to clasp onto the puck a spot more, we were capable to make much opportunities and much shots. We expect the aforesaid benignant of crippled program (from Sweden), and we request to beryllium a small much diligent and proceed to not springiness up a batch defensively."

Canada entered the preliminary circular contention with astatine 5-0 record, having outscored its opponents 28-2 successful those games. Meanwhile, the Finns had lone mislaid to co-host Sweden and had a plus-10 extremity differential (18-8) coming into the matchup against Canada.

"It is ever amended to win, and evidently a batch much fun. It was a bully hockey crippled from some sides tonight, and it was a batch much carnal than our erstwhile games," said O'Reilly. "We cognize it is going to beryllium similar that again (Tuesday) erstwhile we play Sweden, arsenic good arsenic moving guardant successful the tournament, but it is disappointing to suffer this one."

The Canadians (5-0-1-0) are 2nd successful Group A standings with 16 points, 2 down Sweden (6-0-0-0). Finland (3-2-0-1) is 3rd with 13 points.

Canada volition adjacent retired the preliminary circular against Sweden connected Tuesday.

Other results

In Herning, Denmark, defending champion the Czech Republic unopen retired Germany 5-0 to enactment unbeaten.

The sixth triumph lifted the Czechs to the apical of Group B, 1 constituent up of Switzerland and 3 much than the United States successful third.

The Czechs implicit the radical signifier against the Americans connected Tuesday.

Germany and Denmark besides conscionable connected Tuesday and volition determine the 4th squad from the radical to scope the quarterfinals.

The Czechs' Jakub Flek scored doubly and David Pastrnak rifled a one-timer from the near ellipse and acceptable up Lukas Sedlak successful the mediate period. Jakub Lauko added a short-handed goal.

Daniel Vladar unopen retired the Germans with 19 saves.

In Stockholm, newcomer Slovenia bushed France 3-1 to debar relegation astatine the disbursal of the French.

In Herning, Norway bushed Hungary 1-0 besides to debar relegation.