Finnish cult hero Marko Anttila produced another big display in World Championship knock-out play, leading the host nation’s fightback to beat Slovakia 4-2.

Finland wrapped up an impressive Group B campaign with a 3-0 victory over Czechia.

For the second time in two days, Finland produced a commanding performance to see off one of Group B’s outsiders. This time, Austria was the victim, outshot 39-19 on its way to a 3-0 loss.

Finland did what was expected of it, easing to a comfortable win over Great Britain. The host nation shared its goals around, with Niklas Friman, Juuso Hietanen, Valtteri Filppula, Joel Armia, Saku Maenalanen and Toni Rajala all on target in a 6-0 verdict.

It took a shootout to give Sweden the verdict after these two great Nordic rivals shared a 2-2 tie in regulation. Emil Bemstrom was the only player to hit the target in the shootout, ending Finland's unbeaten start on home ice.

In a battle between two teams that had each won their first two games at the 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, Finland defeated the USA 4-1, becoming the first team in Group B to win three games.

Mikael Granlund’s power-play goal with 2:52 to play broke a 1-1 tie with Latvia, as Finland went on to win its second game in as many nights on home ice in Tampere.

Finland got off to a winning start on home ice in Tampere. The tournament host delivered a 5-0 victory over Norway, but had to overcome a slightly nervous start on opening night.