Miro Heiskanen led Finland with a goal and two assists to a 4-3 win over the United States on Saturday in the World Championship semifinals in Tempere.
So Finland got its ticket for the final for the third consecutive year. In addition, the team is on the podium of the worlds for the first time in nine editions held on its ground.
In addition to Heiskanen who lined up with the Dallas Stars in the NHL, Sami Vatanen, a former Stars, and Joel Armia, of the Montreal Canadiens, contributed to the height of a goal and mentioning help to all. Sakari Manninen completed the scoring for Finland.
Nate Schmidt, Habs prospects Sean Farrell and Adam Gaudette fought for the Americans who ran out of time to complete the comeback.
Finnish goaltender Jussi Olkinuora saved 25 of 28 shots, while American Jeremy Swayman (Boston Bruins) gave up four times on 26 shots.
The Finns are waiting to know who from Canada or the Czech Republic they will face in the final on Sunday.
Source: Radio-Canada
