Denmark makes things interesting, but Kasperi Kapanen and Finland are rolling at the World Championships

Finland took to the ice in blue to face the host team in their white and red jerseys, backed up by a crowd that was nearly all decked in red and white themselves. In Herning, Denmark, sprinkled in the Danish crowd, were the occasional bits of blue on the Finnish fans who were very much in the minority.

There was one other touch of blue in all the red and white: the mask and pads on Frederik Andersen — Leafs blue To offset the Danish lion on the white ground of his national team jersey.

The Finnish lions, Leijonat as they’re known, were opposite, looking to win a battle they likely thought of as theirs by right.