It all comes down to this. Canada and Finland square off in the final game at the 2022 World Junior Championship, with a gold medal on the line.
Canada advanced to the gold-medal game with a 5-2 win over Czechia in the semifinals. The line of Kent Johnson, Logan Stankoven and Tyson Foerster paced the offense. Johnson picked up a goal and two assists, Stankoven had a goal and a helper and Foerster had an assist. Olen Zellweger notched three assists and Connor Bedard, Mason McTavish and Joshua Roy each added a goal.
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The power play continued to click for Canada as it went 2 for 3 on the day, improving its tournament success rate to 50 percent (8 for 16).
Finland earned its spot in the 2022 World Juniors gold-medal game with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Sweden. The Finns received a 23-save shutout from goalie Juha Jutkola, who had only started one of the team’s previous five games. Kasper Puutio potted the lone goal of the game; it came on the power play after a somewhat controversial call for too many men on the ice.
Canada previously defeated Finland 6-3 in the preliminary round. It’s the first time since 2019 that Finland will play for gold, and the first time since 2020 for Canada. It’s the third consecutive gold-medal game with Canada in it.
The Sporting News will provide live updates and highlights from the Canada-Finland gold-medal game at the 2022 World Juniors.
Canada vs. Finland score
| Matchup | P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | F |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Canada vs. Finland live updates, highlights from 2022 World Juniors
Pregame
7 p.m. — No personnel or line changes for Canada or Finland Most notably, Brad Lambert scratched for Finland again. He did not play in the semifinal game either. Juha Jatkola gets the start for Finland after shutting out Sweden in the semis, he’ll go against Dylan Garand.
Game 28/28
🇨🇦🆚🇫🇮 for 🥇The lines: pic.twitter.com/DLINfUZ7W0
— Scott Wheeler (@scottcwheeler) August 20, 2022
What channel is Canada vs. Finland on today?
- Canada: TSN1/3/5
- United States: NHL Network
TSN has all the World Juniors action in Canada. In the United States, viewers can find the games on NHL Network.
Gord Miller and Mike Johnson will be on the call live in Edmonton. James Duthie and Bob McKenzie will provide analysis during intermissions.
How to live stream World Juniors hockey games
Fans in Canada can stream all World Juniors games at TSN.ca or the TSN app. U.S. fans can stream the tournament on fuboTV (free trial), NHL.tv or the NHL app.
Canada vs. Finland start time
- Time: 8 p.m. ET (6 p.m. MT)
The puck drops at 8 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. local time, from Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alta., home of the NHL’s Oilers and WHL’s Oil Kings.
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Canada vs. Finland odds
- Canada: -1.5 (-122)
- Finland: +1.5 (-114)
Canada is a 1.5-goal favorite on the puckline for the contest against Finland at the World Juniors, according to Sports Interaction.
Canada World Juniors schedule 2022
(All times Eastern)
| Date | Opponent | Result | Time (ET), TV |
| Aug. 10 | Latvia | W, 5-2 | 6 p.m. (TSN, NHLN) |
| Aug. 11 | Slovakia | W, 11-1 | 6 p.m. (TSN, NHLN) |
| Aug. 13 | Czechia | W, 5-1 | 6 p.m. (TSN, NHLN) |
| Aug. 15 | Finland | W, 6-3 | 6 p.m. (TSN, NHLN) |
| Aug. 17 | Switzerland (Quarterfinals) | W, 6-3 | 7 p.m. (TSN, NHLN) |
| Aug. 19 | Czechia (Semifinals) | W, 5-2 | 4 p.m. (TSN, NHLN) |
| Aug. 20 | Finland (Gold-medal game) | — | 8 p.m. (TSN, NHLN) |
