2014 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship

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2014 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship
Game #59
Final
May 22, 2014 1:00 pm AST
Chizhovka-Arena
Minsk, BLR

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Final
Teams
1
2
3
F
0
2
0
2
1
0
2
3

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
12
14
11
37
9
7
8
24

Statistics

PP
PIM
0 / 5
6
1 / 2
12

Game Story

CANADA’S QUARTER-FINALS CURSE CONTINUES

WENDY GRAVES

MINSK, Belarus – Iiro Pakarinen scored with 3:08 left in the third and Finland defeated Canada on Thursday in the quarter-finals of the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. The loss marked the fifth straight year that Canada’s National Men’s Team has fallen in the final eight.

Jori Lehtera took the puck from Tyler Myers (Calgary, Alta./Buffalo, NHL) just inside the Canadian blue line and found Pakarinen in the slot for the game-winner.

Juuso Hietanen and Olli Palola also scored for Finland. Pekka Rinne picked up the win.

Kyle Turris (New Westminster, B.C./Ottawa, NHL) and Mark Scheifele (Kitchener, Ont./Winnipeg, NHL) scored for Canada. Ben Scrivens (Spruce Grove, Alta./Edmonton, NHL) took the loss in net.

“I don’t think we played a bad game,” said Jason Chimera (Edmonton, Alta./Washington, NHL). “We were in their end most of the night. They play an opportunistic game, and they got a break and scored. It was one of those games where we outplayed them – it just didn’t go our way.”

Canada outshot Finland 37-24, controlled play most of the night and headed into the second intermission with a 2-1 lead.

Canada found the post on a handful of shots in the second and failed to score on five power play opportunities through the first 40 minutes.

“You get chances like that you got to put it in the back of the net,” said Chimera. “Rinne’s a good goalie and a big part of it, but it’s not an excuse – we got to score.”

Finland did a better job of capitalizing on its chances. Just 28 seconds into the third, Hietenan’s shot from a few feet inside the blue line squeaked through Scrivens’ blocker to tie the game.

A fortunate break also led to Finland’s first goal on a power play in the opening period. Joel Ward (North York, Ont./Washington, NHL) blocked Hietanen’s initial shot, but the puck rebounded to Palola in the face-off circle, where he went top shelf short side on Scrivens.

It was the fifth time in eight games that Canada’s opponent got on the board first. The team managed only four goals in the opening period during the tournament, but scored 15 times in the middle frame.

That trend continued Thursday.

After picking off the puck in the defensive zone, Turris passed off the boards to Matt Read (Ilderton, Ont./Philadelphia, NHL), whose return drop feed Turris stepped in to and blasted past Rinne.

With the teams playing four-on-four, a great individual rush from Scheifele gave Canada the lead 6:27 later. After stripping the puck from Petri Kontiola in the defensive zone, Scheifele brought the puck up ice and beat Rinne clean with a quick release from the face-off circle.

From there on, Rinne and a tight Finnish defence shut the door.

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Jori Lehtera
(auto) Interference minor (2:00)
02:14
PENALTY
Penalty: Tyler Myers
Roughing minor (2:00)
04:31
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Olli Palola

Assists: Juuso Hietanen, Jori Lehtera
06:14
PENALTY
Penalty: Erik Haula
(auto) High-Sticking minor (2:00)
13:21
PENALTY
Penalty: Jere Karalahti
(auto) Cross-Checking minor (2:00)
17:09
PENALTY
Penalty: Tommi Kivistö
(auto) Cross-Checking minor (2:00)
19:04
2nd Period
GOAL
Goal: Kyle Turris

Assists: Matt Read
05:41
PENALTY
Penalty: Kyle Turris
Roughing minor (2:00)
11:52
PENALTY
Penalty: Jere Karalahti
Roughing minor (2:00)
11:52
GOAL
Goal: Mark Scheifele

12:08
PENALTY
Penalty: Jason Garrison
Tripping minor (2:00)
13:17
PENALTY
Penalty: Tuukka Mantyla
(auto) Interference minor (2:00)
13:56
3rd Period
GOAL
Goal: Jyri Marttinen

Assists: Jori Lehtera, Petri Kontiola
00:28
GOAL
Goal: Iiro Pakarinen

Assists: Jori Lehtera
16:52

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
Ben Scrivens CAN 60 24 21 3 0.875
Pekka Rinne FIN 60 37 35 2 0.946

Game Leaders

Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 0 - Assists 3 - Points 3
G 0 - A 3 - P 3
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 0 - Assists 1 - Points 1
G 0 - A 1 - P 1
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1

Previous Games

2 - 3 L @ FinlandFIN
May 22, 2014
2 - 5 L @ RussiaRUS
May 25, 2014
3 - 2 W vs. NorwayNOR
May 20, 2014
3 - 0 W @ Czech RepublicCZE
May 24, 2014
3 - 2 W @ SwedenSWE
May 18, 2014
3 - 2 W vs. CanadaCAN
May 22, 2014
Videos
Photos
TELUS: REG 6 – STR 3 (Bronze Medal)
Miller and Woods had three points apiece to lead the Pat Canadians over the Bisons for bronze.
TELUS: TOR - CHA (Gold Medal)
Bonsteel scored twice and Ewing made 35 saves, leading the Young Nationals to their first TELUS Cup title.
TELUS: TOR 3 – REG 1 (Semifinal)
Regan got the winner seven minutes into the third period to send the Young Nationals to the final.
TELUS: CHA 7 – STR 1 (Semifinal)
The Grenadiers scored the game’s final seven goals to beat the Bisons and return to the gold medal game.
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