Canada beats Finland 6-3 at Rogers Place to reach Hlinka Gretzky Cup final
Two third-period goals broke a 2-2 tie as Canada pulled away at Rogers Place, setting up a gold-medal showdown with the United States.
Canada advanced to the championship final of the 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup with a 6-3 semifinal win over Finland on Friday at Rogers Place in Edmonton. The Canadians will face the United States for gold on Saturday after the Americans defeated Slovakia 5-2 in the other semifinal.
Finland controlled play early, with Olli Kylmala opening the scoring on a power play at 5:46 of the first period. Canada settled in afterward, breaking a 2-2 tie with two goals early in the third period to take control of the game.
Benjamin Veitch scored twice for Canada, including an empty-net goal, while Malik L'Italien, Landon DuPont, Jaakko Wycisk and Kayden Stroeder also found the net. Wycisk added three assists and Veitch two. Kylmala finished with two goals for Finland, and Max Poikela scored the other.
Canada outshot Finland 34-25. Goaltender Leif Oaten made 22 saves for Canada, while Samuel Heikkinen stopped 29 shots for Finland.
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