Now that’s more like it!
Game Notes:
- Believe it or not this was actually a fairly close game shot wise by the end, but the key difference was in how Finland started: they outshot the Slovaks 8-0 through the first ten minutes and scored off an unbelievable read from Jimi Suomi to get Paivarinta open. From there, the Finns just kept the ball rolling and Slovakia couldn’t catch them even as they just poured it on; especially in the 2nd period.
- The difference, ultimately, was goaltending. Lampinen only let in 2 and they were gritty, tough goals for any tender to deal with.