2014 World Championship. Finland tops Czech Republic, looks to avenge round robin loss against Russia

Traktor’s Petri Kontiola tallied an assist while Martin Ruzicka did not manage to do anything that could put his name on the scoreboard. Czechs are set to face Sweden, the game that will determine the bronze medalists, while Finland is slated to compete against Russia for the world title.

Game details

CZECH REPUBLIC vs. FINLAND – 0:3 (0:1, 0:1, 0:1)

Goals: Lehterä (Hietanen, Mäntylä), 9 (0:1); Immonen (Kontiola, Karalahti), 32 (0:2); Lehterä (Komarov, Immonen), 60 (0:3 – en).
Goalies: Salak – Rinne.
Shots: 20 (6+7+7) - 26 (12+6+8).
PIM: 10 (2+4+4) - 6 (2+4+0).

2014 Ice Hockey World Championships
May 9-25, Minsk, Belarus
Minsk Arena, Chizhovka Arena

Round robin standings

Group А
Canada – 18 pts
Sweden – 18
Czech Republic – 12
France – 11
Slovakia – 10
Norway – 7
Denmark – 5
Italy – 3

Group В
Russia – 21 pts
USA – 14
Belarus – 12
Finland – 11
Switzerland – 10
Latvia – 9
Germany – 5
Kazakhstan – 2

Tournament schedule and results*

May 9
Switzerland vs. Russia – 0:5
France vs. Canada – 3:2 SO
Belarus vs. USA – 1:6
Slovakia vs. Czech Republic – 2:3 ОТ

May 10
Kazakhstan vs. Germany – 1:2 SO
Italy vs. Norway – 0:3
Finland vs. Latvia – 2:3
Sweden vs. Denmark – 3:0
USA vs. Switzerland – 3:2
Canada vs. Slovakia – 4:1

May 11
France vs. Italy – 1:2
Germany vs. Latvia – 3:2
Norway vs. Denmark – 4:3
Belarus vs. Kazakhstan – 4:1
Sweden vs. Czech Republic – 4:3 SO

May 12
Finland vs. Russia – 2:4
Switzerland vs. Belarus – 3:4
Slovakia vs. France – 3:5
Russia vs. USA – 6:1
Czech Republic vs. Canada – 3:4

May 13
Germany vs. Finland – 0:4
Italy vs. Denmark – 1:4
Kazakhstan vs. Latvia – 4:5
Norway vs. Sweden – 1:2

May 14
Switzerland vs. Germany – 3:2
Czech Republic vs. Italy – 2:0
Russia vs. Kazakhstan – 7:2
Slovakia vs. Norway – 5:2

May 15
USA vs. Latvia – 5:6
Canada vs. Denmark – 6:1
Finland vs. Belarus – 2:0
Sweden vs. France – 2:1

May 16
USA vs. Kazakhstan – 4:3 ОТ
Canada vs. Italy – 6:1
Finland vs. Switzerland – 3:2 SO
Sweden vs. Slovakia – 3:1

May 17
Latvia vs. Russia – 1:4
France vs. Norway – 5:4
Belarus vs. Germany – 5:2
Denmark vs. Czech Republic – 4:3 SO
Switzerland vs. Kazakhstan – 6:2
Slovakia vs. Italy – 4:1

May 18
USA vs. Finland – 3:1
Canada vs. Sweden – 3:2 ОТ
Russia vs. Germany – 3:0
Czech Republic vs. Norway – 1:0

May 19
Kazakhstan vs. Finland – 3:4
Denmark vs. France – 2:6
Latvia vs. Belarus – 1:3
Italy vs. Sweden – 1:5

May 20
Germany vs. USA – 4:5
Norway vs. Canada – 2:3
Latvia vs. Switzerland – 2:3
Denmark vs. Slovakia – 3:4
Russia vs. Belarus – 2:1
Czech Republic vs. France – 5:4 ОТ

May 22. Quarterfinals
USA vs. Czech Republic – 3:4
Russia vs. France – 3:0
Canada vs. Finland – 2:3

May 23. Quarterfinal
Sweden vs. Belarus – 3:2

May 24. Semifinals
Russia vs. Sweden – 3:1
Czech Republic vs. Finland – 0:3

May 25
19.30. Bronze medal game

May 26
00.00. Gold medal game

* - Chelyabinsk time

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