Finland and Canada will play for the IIHF World Championship gold medal on Sunday. Russia and the Czech Republic will play for bronze.
Finland clinched a spot in the gold medal game with a 1-0 win over Russia in Saturday's semifinal game. Finland captain Marko Anttila, who plays for Jokerit of the KHL, scored the lone goal of the game:
What a goal from Anttila to get @leijonat on the board, and the 1-0 lead #RUSFIN #IIHFWorlds
Watch the highlights at https://t.co/UN4KhitcC3 pic.twitter.com/k7M0DyAdTl
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 25, 2019
Evgeni Malkin recorded one shot on goal and a minus-1 in 16:26. He'll be playing for his seventh World Championship medal in Sunday's bronze medal game. He previously won gold twice (2012, 2014), silver twice (2010, 2015), and bronze twice (2005, 2007).
Canada punched its ticket to the gold medal game with a 5-1 win over the Czech Republic. Matt Murray led the Canadians to victory with 40 saves.
.@mattmurray_30 makes 40 saves on his birthday to get @HC_Men to the gold medal game!
He was also named Player of the Game for 🇨🇦 #CANCZE #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/J0qqk0Gew6
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 25, 2019
Jared McCann was scoreless in the win, recording no shots and a plus-1 rating in 13:38.
Both Murray and McCann will be winning their first World Championship medals.
Dominik Simon recorded two shots and a minus-1 rating in 14:19. He and the Czechs will play Russia for the bronze medal on Sunday. Simon will be playing for his first World Championship medal.
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Preliminary Play
Day 1: Hornqvist scores; Malkin and Simon record assists
Day 2: Blueger gets two points in Latvia win
Day 3: Hornqvist nets two; McCann makes magic
Day 4: Hornqvist extends goal streak, ties Kakko for tournament lead
Day 5: Blueger dominates Worlds faceoff circle
Day 6: Malkin scoreless in 10-0 Russia win
Day 7: Simon scores goal, two assists
Day 8: Simon extends goal streak
Day 9: Murray earns win over Germany
Day 10: Simon scores third goal in as many games
Day 11: Jared McCann scores his first Worlds goal
Day 12: Malkin scores first goal of World Championship
Quarterfinals
Day 13: Malkin, Murray, McCann, Simon advance to semifinals
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