MONTREAL – Canada lost their first game of the 2025 IIHF World Championship on Monday, falling 2-1 in a shootout to Finland at Avicii Arena. Here’s a brief summary of the game:

Eeli Tolvanen scored the shootout winner as Finland handed Canada its first loss of the world hockey championship 2-1 on Monday in Stockholm.

Team Canada is aiming for its sixth consecutive win at the IIHF World Championship 2025. They will face Finland on Monday, May 19. The match features

For the first time at the 2025 IIHF Men's World Championship, Team Canada is taking home a loss. On Monday, Team Finland bested Team Canada, 2-1, in a shootout. Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was held pointless, and he was shut down by Finnish goaltender Juuse Saros on his shootout attempt.

Defending champion the Czech Republic has shut out Germany 5-0 and stayed unbeaten at the ice hockey world championship.

Canada's perfect start to the men's World Championship came to an end when the pre-tournament favourites lost 2-1 to Finland in a penalty shootout on Monday after their preliminary round match ended 1-1 following overtime.

The victims of the Finland and Canada scholarship scandals have called on President William Ruto and Raila Odinga to intervene as they seek justice.

Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer has jokingly referred to himself as being Finnish during these NHL playoffs. After all, he has five of the 13 players from Finland who are on the rosters of the four teams still chasing the Stanley Cup.