FIRST PERIOD
 
*** That didn’t take long. Just 33 seconds in, Ryan Getzlaf swoops between two defenders, Janne Niskala and Mikko Jokela, and lifts one over goaltender Nicklas Backstrom to open the scoring. It was the first shot of the game and Getzlaf’s first goal of the tournament. Prime Minster Stephen Harper claps his approval.
 
*** Nashville Predators prospect Antti Pihlstrom has made a name for himself at the worlds with his checking-line prowess. He’s the only non-NHLer on Finland’s top three lines, but he capitalized on a neutral-zone turnover to beat Pascal Leclaire with a bullet shot off the wing at 5:39 while shorthanded to tie the score 1-1.
 
*** There’s some chippy play early, and Canada just took its second penalty in the opening nine minutes. Finland needs to adjust quickly to the absence of Olli Jokinen and his big shot on the power-play point. He is serving a one-game suspension today.
 
*** Canada answers with a shorthanded play of its own after a great play by Chris Kunitz. Kunitz drew two defenders and fed Shane Doan, who deked to his backhand, couldn’t find the handle, spun to his forehand, and beat Backstrom from a sharp angle. Doan was at the bottom of the faceoff circle when he finally shot.
 
*** Pihlstrom almost had his second goal of the game at 9:21, but Pascal Leclaire used terrific lateral movement to get across and stop him on a 2-on-1 pass-and-shoot.
 
*** There have been some bone-crunching hits early in the first. Dan Hamhuis just laid out a Finn, while Pihlstrom put the shoulder into Mike Green.
 
*** Former Chicago Blackhawks teammates Tuomo Ruutu and Jonathan Toews just got into it after an encounter at the Finnish blue line.
 
*** Leclaire just made a nice pad save on Saku Koivu. Finland is outshooting Canada 8-4, despite the fact they trail by a 2-1 count late in the first.
 
*** Canada has a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes, although it has been outshot 9-7.
 
SECOND PERIOD
 
*** Through eight minutes, the Kiss Cam was the highlight, until Finnish captain Ville ...[next page]