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After a scoreless first period, Finland broke the game open
in the second with goals from Tommi Kivisto, Leo Komarov and
Mika Pyorala before Jarno Koskiranta capped the scoring when he
found the net early in the third.
The loss marked the first defeat for Canada at the world
championships since falling to Finland in the quarter-finals of
the 2014 edition.
With the win, undefeated Finland advance to play Denmark while
Canada will face Sweden in a pair of quarter-final games on
Thursday.
In other Group B action, the United States lost 3-2 to Slovakia
but still advanced to Thursday's quarter-finals, where they will
play Group A winners the Czech Republic.
Belarus avoided bottom spot after they beat France 3-0 meaning
Hungary will be relegated from the top level of the world
championship for next season.
Meanwhile in Group A, the Czech Republic withstood a late rally
by Switzerland for a 5-4 victory to clinch top spot. The Swiss
got a pair of goals in the final five minutes to pull within one
but the Czechs managed to hang on for the win.
"We knew they were going to play hard, but for us it was an
important game as well," Czech winger David Pastrnak told the
International Ice Hockey Federation's (IIHF) website.
"We wanted to win the group and go into the quarter-finals with
confidence. I think we did a pretty good job. Obviously there
were some tough moments, but we just need to continue playing
well."
Hosts Russia beat Sweden 4-1 for their sixth consecutive victory
to finish second in Group A and will next face Germany in the
last eight.
In the final Group A match, Norway's 3-1 win against Latvia
ensures they finish in fifth place, one spot above Switzerland.
(Editing by Frank Pingue)
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