“Finland Beats France 5-3 at Ice Hockey World Cup: Game Recap and Highlights”

Captain Marko Anttila and Sakari Manninen contributed to the victory of the reigning world champions with a goal and an assist.

France entered the match actively and took the lead after 64 seconds of play. Defender Chakiachvili surprised Larmi in the Finnish goal with a shot from the side from the bar.

The Finns then turned the game around and in the 46th minute, Hartikainen brought them closer to victory in a power play when he made it 4:2. The French continued their sympathetic performance. With a numerical advantage, they created pressure, which they continued even after Rantanen’s return to the ice, and in the middle of the third period, thanks to Bertrand, they managed to reduce the goal difference.

In the end, France tried to equalize on the power play, but conceded the fifth goal. For the first time in the tournament, she did not score and lost in regular time.

The Canadians topped Group B by two points ahead of Switzerland, who still have a game to play. Forward Lawson Crouse scored two goals, and defenders MacKenzie Weegar and Joe Veleno scored a goal and an assist. Kazakhstan remains penultimate with two points.

Hockey World Championship:

Group A (Tampere):

Finland – France 5:3 (1:1, 2:1, 2:1)

Branky a naravky: 5. Pesonen (Pokka, Lammikko), 24. Oksanen (Anttila, Friman), 32. Anttila (Matinpalo), 46. Hartikainen (Manninen, Rantanen), 59. Manninen (Rantanen, Määttä) – 2. Chakiachvili (T. Bozon, Texier), 29. Addamo (Gallet, Leclerc), 50. Bertrand (Chakiachvili, T. Bozon). Referee: Björk (Swedish), Fernandez – Mackey (both Kan.), Zunde (Lat.). Vyloučení: 2:3. Usage: 1:0. Diváci: 11,638.

Assemblies:

Finland: Larmi – Ohtamaa, M. Lehtonen, Koivisto, Määttä, Pokka, Seppälä, Matinpalo, Friman – Rantanen, Manninen, Hartikainen – Kakko, J. Sallinen, Armia – Kapanen, Lammikko, Pesonen – Anttila, Björninen, Oksanen. Trainer: J. Jalonen.

France: Junca – Llorca, Chakiachvili, Thiry, Gallet, Guebey, Boscq, Onno, Crinon – Texier, Boudon, T. Bozon – Rech, Addamo, Leclerc – Bertrand, Claireaux, Fabre – Valier, Ritz, K. Bozon. Trainer: P. Bozon.

Group B (Riga):

Canada – Kazakhstan 5:1 (4:1, 0:0, 1:0)

Goals and assists: 1. Weegar (Blais, Veleno), 6. Crouse (Weegar, J. Quinn), 8. Crouse (Laughton, Barron), 20. Veleno (Blais), 42. Blais (Veleno, Lucic) – 10 Beketaev (S. Danijar, Rymarev). Referees: Heikkinen (Fin.), Hürlimann (Switzerland) – Hynek (CZ), Nothegger (Austria). Exclusion: 1:0. No use. Viewers: 3411.

Assemblies:

Canada: Hofer – Weegar, Middleton, Hunt, Bear, Joseph, Myers, Barron – Blais, Veleno, Lucic – J. Quinn, Laughton, Crouse – Carcone, McBain, Neighbors – Toffoli, Glass, Krebs – Fantilli. Coach: Tourigny.

Kazakhstan: Bojarkin – S. Daniyar, Beketayev, Polochov, Orechov, Korolhev, Gaytamirov, Butenko, Dichanbek – Starchenko, Šestakov, Rymarev – N. Michajlis, Muchametov, Muratov – Rachmanov, Omirbekov, Savitsky – Kajyrzhan, Mangisbayev, Musorov. Coach: Mambetaliyev.