Canada rallies past Finland, will play for hockey gold
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Milan, Italy — February 20, 2026 — In a dramatic semifinal matchup at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, Team Canada is trailing Team Finland 2–1 after two periods of play. The game, which carries a spot in the
Finland took a 2-0 lead in the Olympic men's hockey semifinal with well-timed aggression. They lost it with constant conservatism.
Finland blew a 2-0 lead against Team Canada in the semifinals at the Olympics, but Teemu Selanne is not having it.
In the men’s ice hockey semifinal at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Finland and Canada are in a tense, back-and-forth game. Early in the matchup, Finland scored first and held a lead — and then added to it with a
Canada 1, Finland 2 At the end of this period, one of these teams will be headed to the olympic ice hockey gold medal game. Second Period Ends Canada 1, Finland 2 Each team gets a goal apiece in the second period as Canada trails Finland 1-2.
MILAN -- Artturi Lehkonen has a history of game-winning goals in the NHL. He scored four of them in 2022 when the Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup, including the Cup-winning goal and the one to send them to the Final. In 2021, he scored the goal that put the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup Final.
Finland sets Olympic hockey records with a historic 11-0 demolition of Italy, setting marks for goals and margin of victory in the men’s tournament during the NHL participation era.