Yahoo Sports · Jan 5, 2020
5 takeaways from Canada's decisive victory over Finland
Canada will square off against Russia in the gold medal game at the 2020 World Juniors after defeating Finland on Saturday. (Peter Kovalev\\TASS via Getty Images)A showcase semifinal between defending champion Finland and perennial contender Canada was expected to be one of the crown jewels of the 2020 World Juniors.
Canada obliterated any notion of this being a competitive game minutes into Saturday’s contest, scoring four first-period goals to defeat Finland 5-0.
Russia defeated Sweden in the first semifinal, allowing Canada a chance to exact a measure of revenge against a team that outright embarrassed them in the round robin.
Here are 5 takeaways from Canada’s rout of Finland.