2022 Beijing Olympics - Ice Hockey - Men's Play-offs Semifinals - Finland v Slovakia - National Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China - February 18, 2022. Sakari Manninen of Finland scores their first goal. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
BEIJING (Reuters) - Finland claimed a 2-0 win over Slovakia to reach the men's ice hockey final at the Beijing Games on Friday helped by Sakari Manninen's first period goal and Harri Sateri's shutout netminding.
With Slovakia pulling their netminder for an extra-attacker late on in a bid to draw level, Harri Pesonen scored into an empty net with 39 seconds left to wrap up the victory.
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