The highly anticipated showdown between Canada and Finland turnned into a letdown, as the Finns shutout the Canadians by a 4-0 count to finish opening-round play a perfect 7-0, taking the top spot in Group B in the process.
The three Florida Panthers taking part in the game, Michael Matheson, Aleksander Barkov and Jussi Jokinen, did not figure in the scoring.
Tommi Kivisto, Leo Komarov, Mika Pyorala and Jarno Koskiranta scored the goals and Mikko Koskinen stopped all 21 shots he faced.