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Canada suffers first loss against Finland, Czechs and Necas remain unbeaten

Down goes Canada.

Canada suffered its first loss of the IIHF World Hockey Championship on Monday when Eeli Tolvanen scored the shootout winner to give Finland a 2-1 victory.

The Finns improved to 4-1-0-1 in the tournament, while Canada dropped to 5-0-1.

Canada dominated puck possession, but it didn’t matter in the end, as Juuse Saros was outstanding in the net, stopping 37 of 38 shots. The 30-year-old Saros is the current starting netminder for the Nashville Predators.

Marc-Andre Fleury, allegedly now retired from NHL competition, stopped 18 of 20 shots for Canada.

The Canadians entered the game at 5-0, having outscored their adversaries 28-2 in those previous games.