By Canadian Press

Unbeaten Finland shuts out Slovakia, setting up first-place battle with Canada

Dec 30, 2020 | 4:20 PM

EDMONTON — Finland improved to 3-0 at the world junior hockey championship with a 6-0 win over Slovakia on Wednesday at Rogers Place.

The win sets up a showdown with Canada (3-0) for first place in Group A on New Year’s Eve.

Samuel Helenius scored two goals for Finland, while Santeri Hatakka, Kasper Simontaival, Topi Niemela and Anton Lundell added singles.

Finland outshot Slovakia 50-12.

Slovakia finished the preliminary round with one regulation win, one overtime loss and two regulation losses. The team has secured a spot in the quarterfinals.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 30, 2020.

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