Noora Raty did all she could to keep her team in the game but in the end Shannon Szabados was perfect in goal for Canada to send the Fins to a 1-2 record and third place in Group B. Canada by defeating the Fins receives a bye and will play next in the Semifinals on Saturday at 4pm Local time (10am EST).
After a physical start to the game that saw Finland visit the penalty box 5 times including a Checking from Behind game misconduct for Rosa Lindstedt at the 8:14 mark, Canada was finally able to break through at 12:46 in the first. Rebecca Johnston worked her way from the corner to the front of the net where she shelved a feed from Haley Irwin for the games first goal.
With the Fins deploying superior forechecking skills and breaking up any attempts at setting up flow in their end Canada had to work harder than they have all tournament to get shots on net. However in the end it would be Finland's lack of scoring that would lead to Jayna Hefford's empty net goal assuring Canada of the victory and sending the Fins to their second one goal defeat in the tournament.
Box Score (IIHF)
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