For the fourth time in their existence Finland claimed gold at the 2022 IIHF World Championship with a 4-3 overtime victory over Canada. They overcame a 1-0 deficit with three consecutive goals (two by Mikael Granlund and one by Joel Armia) before Canada roared back with two goals in the final three minutes to tie things up.
Sakari Manninen, a 30-year-old forward who had 7 points in Finland’s Olympic Gold Medal run, scored the game-winner in overtime. It’s the second time in three years that Finland has claimed goal in the World Championships and the first time they’ve done it on home ice as the final game was in Tampere, Finland.