TheOlympicmen's hockey semifinals got underway on Friday morning, and the opening course was a heavyweight clash between Canada and Finland.
Both theCanadiansand Finns made it this far thanks to OT thrillers in the semi-finals, but for Team Canada, the win came at a cost. Captain Sidney Crosby was injured on a hit from Czechia's Radko Gudas and left the game early.
Just a little before puck drop on Friday, it was announced that he would be out of the lineup againstFinland.
This was the last news Canada needed against a very good Finnish team that plays way more physically than Finnish teams in Olymipcs past.
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The Finns opened the scoring toward the end of a fast and physical opening frame with Mikko Rantanen lighting the lamp just seconds into a Finnish power play after Canada's Sam Bennett got the gate for goaltender interference.
Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros came up big multiple times as the Canadians got much more rubber on net than the Finns did.
Special teams continued to be a big story in the second as we got our first taste of the Crosby-less Canadian power play after Sebastian Aho was called for interference, but things went off the rails in a hurry.
Finland stunned Canada by managing to clear the puck out of their zone and spring Nashville's Erik Haula for a shorthanded breakaway, which he buried to go up 2-0.
About ten minutes later, Finland's Anton Lundell took a high-sticking penalty, and — would you believe? — special teams were the story once again, only this time it was in Canada's favor.
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