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Canada shot and shot and shot but Juuse Saros played in the Finnish goal and forced an extension between Finland and Canada after 1-1 at full time.
Both he and Marc-André Fleury stood for several fine rescues in the game three-against-three overtime and it was finally required a penalty to select a winner. There, Patrik Puistola put where the first penalty for Finland before Eeli Tolvanen set the final score 3–2.
Canada got there For the first time during the World Cup see itself defeated.
– We created good chances but we couldn’t get to the little extra. Then everything can happen in overtime and in a penalty, says Crosby.
– They (Finland) are good defensively and as a team, so it was no surprise that they were good.
Seven players in the Canadian team played a total of over 18 minutes against Finland. Crosby played almost 19 minutes while Nathan Mackinnon, Mike Matheson and Brandon Montour all had over 20 minutes on the ice.
But Crosby is not worried about the match against Tre Kronor who also got a day longer rest than the Canadian team.
– It’s just to build on this match. We shot almost 40 shots on goal and created good chances. Hopefully we can bring more expulsions with us, but otherwise we only need to get better when we get the chances, he says.
It was still a very long and demanding match – how does it affect you before the match against Sweden?
– I think it is better that we have gone in through such a match if I am to be honest with you.
– We led the game, not least in the second period, so I think it’s a good match to have done before we get ready for tomorrow. I think the match tomorrow will be quite similar to this one.
Canada’s only goal scorer during regular time against Finland, Ryan O’Rilley, agrees with his team captain and likes that the matches are tight.
– They will be rested which helps them but for us I think it is a good opportunity to go on it again. After this loss, I think it is good that we play so closely and do not eat this loss, he says.
