The two last faced each other in the IIHF World Championship in 2019. Finland defeated Sweden 5-4 in overtime in the quarterfinals and went on to win gold; Lankinen allowed four goals on 18 shots in that game, including one by Pettersson. “As of now we’re not teammates for a week,” Lankinen said. “But maybe when we get back, we’ll talk more.”

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MONTREAL — Team Finland was in good shape. The Finns started Thursday’s third period down 2-1. But Team USA promptly turned a one-goal game into a 6-1 rout. Fifteen seconds into the third, during a power play that carried over from the previous period because of an Olli Määttä hooking penalty,