Ethan Gauthier scored the opening goal in the first period, his tournament-leading fifth in the event. Calum Ritchie added another for his second in the last two games. Matthew Wood and Denver Barkey scored 19 seconds apart about halfway through the final period to put the game out of reach. Finland got on the board with just 18 seconds left thanks to Arttu Alasiurua. Scott Ratzlaff made 23 saves, conceding his first goal of the tournament in three appearances for the undefeated Canadian side. In the other semi-final, Sweden defeated the Czech Republic 6-2 to set up another showdown against the Canadian team. Sweden was beaten 3-0 by Canada in the final match of the qualifying round on Wednesday. Canada will seek its first gold medal since 2018 when the two teams meet on Saturday. This report by The Canadian Press was first published on August 5, 2022
