Finland Beats Czechia 4-1 in World Championship Quarterfinal as Lundell Nets 4th Goal
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Updated · Litter Box Cats · May 29
Finland Beats Czechia 4-1 in World Championship Quarterfinal as Lundell Nets 4th Goal
7 articles · Updated · Litter Box Cats · May 29
Anton Lundell scored 14:32 into the first period to put Finland up 2-0, and the Finns went on to beat Czechia 4-1 in the World Championship quarterfinals in Switzerland.
Aleksander Barkov set up Konsta Helenius early in the second period for a 3-0 lead, giving Finland key production from two Florida Panthers players.
Lundell finished with four shots, won 6 of 11 faceoffs and posted a plus-one rating, while Barkov logged 18:05, went 7 of 11 on draws and also finished plus-one.
Czech defense prospect Marek Alscher played 17:03 with one shot and an even rating as Czechia exited the tournament in fifth place.
Elsewhere in the quarterfinal round, Canada blanked the United States 4-0 and Norway beat Latvia 2-0, ending the runs of Matthew Tkachuk and Sandis Vilmanis.
What caused the defending champion US team's shocking collapse, ending Matthew Tkachuk's historic Triple Gold Club bid?
Will Aleksander Barkov's triumphant return from injury at the Worlds reignite the Panthers' quest for another Stanley Cup?