Overview
- Finland closed Group B with an 11-0 win over Italy, with the 11 goals and 11-goal margin reported as NHL‑player participation era records.
- Finland registered a reported men’s Olympic tournament record of 61 shots as sustained zone pressure kept Italy pinned for long stretches.
- The result left Slovakia as Group B winner on a three‑way head‑to‑head tiebreaker after all three teams finished level on points.
- Finland finished group play 2-1 in regulation and is positioned as the top second-place team, likely earning the No. 4 seed and a direct quarterfinal berth pending other results.
- Depth drove the scoring, including two goals each from Sebastian Aho, Mikael Granlund, Kaapo Kakko and Joel Kiviranta, plus a power‑play point strike by Miro Heiskanen with a Mikko Rantanen assist.