The Lions’ dream of the finals was survived as it won the Swedish NHL in the Elja country tournament.
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The Finnish men’s hockey team took an excitement against Sweden in the NHL’s four -country tournament. Lions finally defeated Sweden in overtime Mikael Granlund With a score of 4-3.
The Lion had the highest places to solve the match in the last five minutes. Finland got several places, but most recently the pole rescued Swedish setback Roope Hintzin at the top.
In the overtime, Finland had an overwhelming attack. Granlund looked at the feed until the last minute, but eventually shot the reel itself into the net.
With the victory, Finland’s dream of the final place will remain alive. Finland now has two points. However, for the final place, the Lions also need a victory against Canada.
Lundell chain shone
The best of the lions was Anton Lundell led by a third chain, the most upbeat of which shone Patrik Laine. Tesomen cannon shipsI Eetu Monastery And Lundell’s overwhelming attack, from which Lundell beat the Lion 1-1 handicap.
At the end of the opening round, Laine Peta, in turn, overwhelmed the place For Mikko Rantanenwhose failed shot passed Filip Gustavsson. Laine received extra power from her input points and was one of the most prominent attackers in the Lions.
The hardships in defense
Two of Sweden’s goals were due to the problems of the Lions in their area. Mika Zibanijad Already succeeded in the opening round as a result of a reel grill. In the second installment Rasmus Dahlin In turn, it was possible to hit the loose hockey, when Finland did not manage to dismantle the well -held reel to the middle of the moment.
In the offensive game, Finland had to react at the end of the second round when the first two chains were in trouble. Coaching decided to raise Kaapo Kakon Artturi Lehkonen To replace, which immediately yielded results. The lions’ 3-3 handicap responded to Alexander Barkovthat shovel in front of the paint together with Kako Olli Määtän Input to the network.