Finland stun Canada, Czechs pip Swiss at worlds


  • Hockey
  • Wednesday, 18 May 2016

Ice Hockey - 2016 IIHF World Championship - Group B - Canada v Finland - St. Petersburg, Russia - 17/5/16 - Matt Duchene of Canada in action with Mikko Koskinen of Finland. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Finland stunned defending champions Canada at the ice hockey world championships on Tuesday with a 4-0 victory to finish the preliminary round first in the Group B standings.

After a scoreless first period, Finland broke the game open in the second with goals from Tommi Kivisto, Leo Komarov and Mika Pyorala before Jarno Koskiranta capped the scoring when he found the net early in the third.

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