Canada cruised to a 5-0 win against Finland to play Russia in the gold-medal game on Sunday
Canada's Alexis Lafreniere, left, celebrates his goal with teammates Barrett Hayton and Kevin Bahl during first period semifinal action against Finland at the World Junior Hockey Championships on Saturday, January 4, 2020 in Ostrava, Czech Republic.The national team got it, and then some, in a dominant wire-to-wire performance Saturday at the world junior hockey championship.
Justus Annunen, who entered with a tournament-best .936 save percentage after blanking the United States 1-0 in the quarters, took the loss for shell-shocked Finland. The projected No. 1 pick at the 2020 NHL draft, Lafreniere made it 2-0 with his third at 3:05 when he took a nice feed from Nolan Foote, who returned to action after getting ejected 53 seconds into Thursday’s 6-1 quarterfinal victory over Slovakia, and roofed a backhand shortside with a flick of the wrists.
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