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.
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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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Switzerland was scheduled to face Germany and Russia was slated to meet Sweden later on Wednesday.
Watch below: Some Global News videos about the 2021 world junior hockey championship.