Finland vs Sweden

Finland vs Sweden : 2019 IIHF World Championship preliminary round for the Canadians and the Americans than a matchup with some stakes. Unfortunately, this matchup was all Canada as they dominated from the get-go and defeated the Americans 3-0.

Canada finishes atop Group A and will face Switzerland in the quarterfinals on Thursday in Kosice, Slovakia. The United States finished fourth and will now have to travel to Bratislava, Slovakia to compete against the undefeated - and absolutely dominating - Russians.

Tuesday was the final day of group play at the Hockey World Championships in Slovakia, and while all eight quarterfinal teams were already decided coming into the day, the matchups between the United States and Canada in Group A and Russia and Sweden in Group B still had major implications for seedings.

Below, we'll break down the day's scores and highlights. 

Canada won Group A and will next play Switzerland. The Americans, who had won five straight, will face the high-scoring and undefeated Russians on Thursday. Finland will face Sweden, while the Czech Republic plays Germany in the round of eight.

Kyle Turris also scored in the first period for Canada, beating Cory Schneider, and Turris assisted on Jared McCann's goal in the second period.

Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin scored for Russia, which closed out its dominant play in Group B with a 7-3 win over Sweden. Earlier Tuesday, Leon Draisaitl scored tiebreaking and go-ahead goals late in the third period to lift Germany to a 4-2 win over Finland in Group A.

The Blackhawks will be represented across the podium at the World Championship tournament in Slovakia after 11 players, including three prospects, advanced to Thursday’s quarterfinals.

All four quarterfinal games will have Blackhawks players going against each other or a prospect. The winners will advance to Friday’s semifinals, when the matchups will be determined by seeds instead of a traditional bracket. The top-seeded semifinalist will play the lowest-seeded one, and the other two teams will face off for a spot in the gold-medal game.

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