2019 IIHF World Championship final

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2019 IIHF World Championship final
123Total
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0123
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1001
Date26 May 2019
Arena Ondrej Nepela Arena
City Bratislava
Attendance9,085
  2018 2021  

The 2019 IIHF World Championship final was played at the Ondrej Nepela Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia on 26 May 2019 between Canada and Finland. It was the fourth final between the two teams with Canada having won the three previous finals, most recently in 2016.

Contents

Finland defeated Canada 3–1 to win their third title. [1]

Road to the final

CanadaRoundFinland
OpponentResult Preliminary round OpponentResult
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1–3Game 1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3–1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 8–0Game 2Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 4–2
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 6–5Game 3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2–3 (OT)
Flag of France.svg  France 5–2Game 4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3–1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8–1Game 5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 5–0
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5–0Game 6Flag of France.svg  France 3–0
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3–0Game 7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2–4
PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 718
2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 716
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 715
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 714
5Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (H)711
6Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 76
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 72
8Flag of France.svg  France (R)72
Source: IIHF
(H) Host; (R) Relegated
Preliminary
PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 718
2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 716
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 715
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 714
5Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (H)711
6Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 76
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 72
8Flag of France.svg  France (R)72
Source: IIHF
(H) Host; (R) Relegated
OpponentResult Playoff OpponentResult
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 3–2 (OT) Quarterfinals Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5–4 (OT)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 5–1 Semifinals Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1–0

Match

The first period was mainly filled with penalties, as there were multiple fouls throughout the period. This gave Canada several power plays, but did not result in a goal. [1] Nevertheless, the first goal of the match was scored by Shea Theodore for the Canadian team after getting a loose puck, which was the only goal of the period. [2] Early in the second period, Finland earned a power play, which led to the game-tying goal from team captain Marko Anttila. [2]

In the third period, Anttila scored another goal for Finland to make it 2–1. [3] With five minutes remaining, Harri Pesonen scored another goal for the Finnish team to make it a 3–1 lead, which stood until the end. [2]

Finland won the title for the third time, which was also their second win in Slovakia, the first being in 2011. [1]

26 May 2019
20:15 (UTC+2)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1–3
(1–0, 0–1, 0–2)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 9,085
Game reference
Matt Murray Goalies Kevin Lankinen Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Björk
Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
Flag of Russia.svg Gleb Lazarev
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miroslav Lhotský
Theodore (Mantha, McCann) – 10:021–0
1–122:35 – Anttila (Manninen, Ojamäki) (PP)
1–242:35 – Anttila (Savinainen)
1–355:54 – Pesonen (Tyrväinen, Hakanpää)
6 minPenalties8 min
44Shots22

References

  1. 1 2 3 Podnieks, Andrew (26 May 2019). "Finns repeat in Slovakia". International Ice Hockey Federeation. IIHF. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Associated Press Staff (26 May 2019). "Finland defeats Canada for gold at IIHF World Championship". NBC Sports. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  3. Schram, Carol (26 May 2019). "Finland defeats Canada to win gold medal at hockey world championship". Global News. Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. Corus News. Retrieved 26 May 2019.