Cologne, Germany (My Sportsbook) - Miikka Kiprusoff turned in his second straight shutout, as Finland posted a 3-0 victory over Germany at the World Cup of Hockey. Teemu Selanne and Kimmo Timonen each notched a goal and an assist for Finland, which improved to 2-0 in the European pool of round-robin play. Jere Lehtinen also scored for the Finns, who blanked the Czech Republic in the tournament opener on Monday. Olaf Kolzig played well in net for Germany, which has lost each of its two games in the tournament. The Germans fell to Sweden, 5-2, earlier this week. The Finns cashed in a power play midway through the first period to take a 1-0 lead. Selanne gained control of the puck behind the German net and fed a pass into the slot for Timonen, who snapped a shot from the left circle hash mark over Kolzig's shoulder. A two-man advantage led to the second goal for Finland, which came with 8:34 left in the second period. Selanne had a shot stopped in front, but the Finns controlled the rebound and Timonen fed Selanne for a one-timer from the left circle that beat Kolzig high to the short side. The Germans had a great chance to get back into the game late in the second period with a two-man advantage for a full two minutes, but failed to beat Kiprusoff. Lehtinen put it away for Finland late in the third, backhanding home a shot from the slot. The Finns will close out round-robin play on Saturday at home against fellow unbeaten Sweden, while Germany will take on the Czech Republic Friday in Prague. |
