Stockholm – Finland prevailed against Canada 2-1 in a penalty shooting to deliver the favorite of his first defeat in the World Ice Hockey Championship on Monday.
Patrik Puistola and Eeli Opecvanen converted penalty shots in the shooting, and Kent Johnson for Canada.
Canada surpassed Finland 38-22 in the most difficult test for Canadians in the tournament. Canada scored 28 goals in his previous five games while he gave two.
Canada is the second in group A, the leader of Sweden for two points. The two will meet Tuesday in their last group game. They have already described for the quarterfinals.
Finland is third and plays Slovakia on Tuesday.
Ryan O’reilly broke the point of the dead with 2:03 remaining in the average period with a short hand in a hurry, since Canada had to apply his most physical game so far in the worlds.
Puistola tied it 7:01 in the final period after he used his stick to take control of the album flying in the air and scored from a short distance.
In Herning, Denmark, the defending champion of the Czech Republic excluded Germany 5-0 to remain undefeated.
The sixth victory raised the Czechs to the top of Group B, a point ahead of Switzerland and three more than the United States in third place.
Czechs complete the group stage against Americans on Tuesday.
Germany and Denmark also meet on Tuesday and will decide the group’s fourth team to reach the quarterfinals.
Jakub Flek of the Czechs scored twice and David Pastrnak took out a timer from the left circle and set Lukas Sedlak in the average period. Jakub Lauko added a short hand goal.
Daniel Vladar excluded the Germans with 19 salctions.
In Stockholm, the newcomer Slovenia beat France 3-1 to avoid the descent at the expense of the French.
In Herning, Norway beat Hungary 1-0 also to avoid descent.
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