By Canadian Press

Canada beats host Finland 4-1 to reach semifinals at world hockey championship

May 25, 2023 | 1:54 PM

TAMPERE, Finland — Canada is moving on to the semifinals at the world hockey championship.

Jack Quinn, Samuel Blais, Michael Carcone and Tyler Toffoli scored as Canada defeated Finland 4-1 today at the Nokia Arena.

Teemu Hartikainen tallied for the host team with just over three minutes left in the third period.

Toffoli answered less than a minute later to restore Canada’s three-goal cushion.

The game was a rematch of the last three finals.

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Finland beat Canada for gold last May with a 4-3 victory in overtime.

The Finns also beat Canada in 2019, with Canada talking gold in a 2021 rematch. the 2020 tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 25, 2023. 

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