This game will be the 13th meeting between Canada and Finland at the Olympics. The Canadians hold a slight advantage historically, having won seven of the previous 12 matchups to Finland’s five victories. They’ve outscored the Finns 41-29 in those games.
This is the second time the teams have met in the semifinals. At Lillehammer 1994, Canada scored five straight goals from five different players — Todd Hlushko, Petr Nedved, Brad Werenka, Jean-Yves Roy and Greg Parks — to erase a 2-0 deficit late in the second period and take a 5-3 victory. Canada went on to take the silver that year, while Finland took bronze.