Jarventie's four-point game leads Finland over Germany, advances to the semi-finals

Quarter-final Wednesday at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship got underway early at 12 p.m. ET/10 a.m. Edmonton time with a clash between Finland and Germany.

Finland came into today's game as the second place team in Group A with a 2-1-0-1 record through four preliminary round games. Meanwhile, Germany is the third seed in Group B, coming into the game with a 2-0-0-2 record in the preliminary round.

The Finns opened the scoring less than four minutes into the opening frame on a beautiful tic-tac-toe goal. Joel Maatta passed it to Roby Jarventie, who gave it to Kasper Simontaival. Simontaival gave it back to Jarventie, who fired a quick pass back to the Los Angeles Kings prospect and he put it past Florian Bugl to make it 1-0 Finland.

Kasper Simontaival finishes off the tic-tac-toe goal, Finland takes an early 1-0 lead over Germany!#WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/SGaA3gJQjo— TSN (@TSN_Sports) August 17, 2022

Finland extended their lead on the power play shortly after the half-way mark of the first period. After working it around, Kasper Puutio whiffed on the puck but it made its way to the front of the net where Kasper Simontaival picks up the rebound and slides it over to captain Roni Hirvonen who put it home to make it 2-0 Finland.

Finland's strong power-play strikes again! 🤯#WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/hGx1XMVxvu— TSN (@TSN_Sports) August 17, 2022

Germany got one back on the power play a few minutes later. Forward Bennet Rossmy picked up the rebound and jammed it in past netminder Leevi Merilainen to cut Finland's lead to one.

Bennet Rossmy puts Germany on the board! #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/bkJhsUXU9X— TSN (@TSN_Sports) August 17, 2022

After a bad slashing penalty by Alexander Blank in the offensive zone, Finland headed back to the power play. Ottawa Senators prospect Roby Jarventie had the puck and cut into the middle at the top of the circle and fired a shot far side, top corner on Bugl to restore Finland's two-goal lead making it 3-1.

Roby Jarventie snipes to make it 3-1!

Finland's power-play is now 11 for 18 in the tournament. Wow. #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/K3MdebDreq— TSN (@TSN_Sports) August 17, 2022

There wasn't a whole lot of action during the second period until just under three minutes remaining. Bennet Rossmy scored his second of the game by making a great move in tight to roof the puck on his backhand over the shoulder of Merilainen.

Bennet Rossmy cuts Finland's lead to 1 with his second goal of the game! #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/VbLr16xefw— TSN (@TSN_Sports) August 17, 2022

Finland's lethal power play struck again in the third period. Roby Jarventie ripped a shot past Bugl for his second of the game to give Finland their third two-goal lead of the game.

Roby Jarventie scores again to make it a 4-2 game! #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/ckfSRvqtN5— TSN (@TSN_Sports) August 17, 2022

For the fourth time in the game, Finland netted a power play goal, this time it was Joel Maatta. Maatta had the puck in tight at the side of Germany's net and managed to pull the puck to his forehand and put it past Bugl to make it 5-2 Finland.

Joel Maatta strikes on the power-play giving Finland a 3 goal lead! #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/ZCcLpl2fan— TSN (@TSN_Sports) August 17, 2022

Finland held off a late German power play to take the game by a score of 5-2 and will now advance to the semi-final. They will find out their opponent for Friday's semi-final at the conclusion of the US-Czechia game tonight as the IIHF re-seeds the teams after the quarter-final round.

Players of the game

Finland: Roby Jarventie
Germany: Bennet Rossmy

Three best players of Germany

- Maximilian Glotzl
- Alexander Blank
- Florian Bugl

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