GDT: Gold Medal Game - May 26 - Canada vs Finland

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2019 IIHF World Championship
Gold Medal Game

May 26
2:15 PM ET • 8:15 PM CET

Canada vs Finland

Canada
Confirmed lineup

Goaltenders:
30 Matt Murray
31 Carter Hart

Defensemen:
25 Darnell Nurse - 28 Damon Severson
72 Thomas Chabot - 51 Troy Stecher
27 Shea Theodore - 4 Dante Fabbro
5 Philippe Myers

Forwards:
81 Jonathan Marchessault - 18 Pierre-Luc Dubois - 61 Mark Stone
71 Anthony Cirelli - 7 Sean Couturier - 23 Sam Reinhart
16 Jared McCann - 19 Kyle Turris - 39 Anthony Mantha
14 Adam Henrique - 17 Dylan Strome - 21 Mathieu Joseph
10 Tyson Jost

Scratched:
G 29 Mackenzie Blackwood
D 62 Brandon Montour
F 59 Tyler Bertuzzi


Finland
Confirmed lineup

Goaltenders:
30 Kevin Lankinen
45 Juho Olkinuora

Defensemen:
4 Mikko Lehtonen - 55 Atte Ohtamaa
40 Petteri Lindbohm - 28 Henri Jokiharju
70 Niko Mikkola - 7 Oliwer Kaski
50 Miika Koivisto - 58 Jani Hakanpää

Forwards:
25 Toni Rajala - 21 Juhani Tyrväinen - 20 Niko Ojamäki
82 Harri Pesonen - 65 Sakari Manninen - 24 Kaapo Kakko
19 Veli-Matti Savinainen - 76 Jere Sallinen - 71 Kristian Kuusela
41 Joel Kiviranta - 91 Juho Lammikko - 12 Marko Anttila

Scratched:
G 35 Veini Vehviläinen
F 15 Arttu Ilomäki
F 27 Eetu Luostarinen


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[SantosHalper]

Poika saunoo tänää.

The finnish machine doesn't stop and they will win team Canada.

Suomi 2 - Canada 1

Suomi, Finland world champions 2019, you heard it first from Santos

 

[albator71]

Canada wins tomorrow. Stone is on fire and Murray has 2 stanley cup rings so he knows how to win the big games. Sorry Suomi but you will have to be happy with silver canada 4-0

 

[NyQuil]

It would be something for the Finns to knock out Sweden, Russia and Canada.

But Canada is here to play.

 

[Messrules11]

Revenge game, Canada wins when it matters.

 

[JackSlater]

3-1 Canada is my guess. Hoping for a good game and that it stays close until late.

 

[jj cale]

I really think it will just come down to will tomorrow, it's gonna be an intense knock em and drag em out affair. The goalie duel will probably decide things in the end,the tender who is just a little bit better, the skaters battle is going to be a war all over the ice.

 

[Barkkonen]

For what i've learned so far, finns will press the play maybe 2/3 of game and then Kanada will score and we lose... Kanada is our cryptonite, they are like us but they are better and kan score

 

[traffic cone]

For what i've learned so far, finns will press the play maybe 2/3 of game and then Kanada will score and we lose... Kanada is our cryptonite, they are like us but they are better and kan score

I predict good games for Kouturier, Kirelli and Khabot.

 

[SpoolCat]

I have to admit after the first game I wouldn't have thought either of these teams would have made it out of the quarterfinals let alone play each other in the final, both teams have played much better since. Canada has played some excellent hockey so hopefully they'll be able to pull this off.

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Canada wins tomorrow. Stone is on fire and Murray has 2 stanley cup rings so he knows how to win the big games. Sorry Suomi but you will have to be happy with silver canada 4-0

Stanley cup championship rings doesn't mean jack-shit in IIHF men's worlds.

 

[MikeK]

Canada wins this. I don't care what anyone else says. Canada has a heck of a lot more heart than Russia showed us today. Finland will be in tough.

 

[GreatGordie9]

Canada 4- Finland 2 with the empty net. Mantha winning goal.

 

[Get North]

5-2 Canada. This team is peaking at the right time and Vigneault has these guys possessed. It would take a high amount of skill to stop this team like Russia IMO.

 

[RED ARMY EAST]

2-2 to start the third and then...................???
Should be a dandy!

 

[Barkkonen]

Canada wins this. I don't care what anyone else says. Canada has a heck of a lot more heart than Russia showed us today. Finland will be in tough.

Yep, ofc I wish for different outcome, but Canada just doesn't get rattled like Sweden or Russia did.

 

[jj cale]

2-2 to start the third and then...................???
Should be a dandy!

Just please no shoot out, please.

Just an awful way to end games of this magnitude.

 

[EdJovanovski]

3-2 Finland in OT
Kakko with another golden goal

 

[MeHateHe]

All I will say is Finland is the one country I don't mind losing to. Helsinki is my second-favourite European city and I found that Finns have a similar mindset as Canadians.

 

[tellermine]

Both teams have good defence.
Skill gives edge Canada but sisu can move mountains.

Murray is scary good. Could just turn it to Canada.

Canada wins, Sadly.

 

[Stubu]

I predict good games for Kouturier, Kirelli and Khabot.

MkKänn too.

 

[La Bonita]

Just please no shoot out, please.

Just an awful way to end games of this magnitude.

There will be no shootouts this year, they will play 3 on 3 until some one scores...

In the Gold Medal Game, 20-minute sudden-death overtime periods will be played until the winning goal is scored. Between each period, there will be a 15-minute intermission during which the ice will be resurfaced.

IIHF - Tournament Info 2019 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

 

[jj cale]

There will be no shootouts this year, they will play 3 on 3 until some one scores...



IIHF - Tournament Info 2019 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Thank God. Not even crazy about the 3 on 3 but it's a step up from the shootout garbage.

 

[mattihp]

2-1 Finland. Anttila with the OT winner.

I would be surprised if this game has more than 4 goals in total.

 

[bukwas]

5-2 Canada. This team is peaking at the right time and Vigneault has these guys possessed. It would take a high amount of skill to stop this team like Russia IMO.

Being either outskilled or outworked will result in a silver.
We'll see how much of a break it was to face Finland. I'm a little nervous about it to be honest.