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Originally Posted by GioforPM
So did Finland tank against the Germans to try and eliminate Canada (I haven't worked out any permutations of the standings)?
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No. There is no way doing that hurt Canada at all. Finland's loss to Germany opened the door for Canada to finish second in the group and hurt Finland's chances of winning the group.
Finland now needs to win its game against the US in regulation in order to win the group. If they don't win in regulation, there's a very good chance they drop to third.
If Finland had beaten Germany, they would have been able to win the group with any win over the US and guaranteed themselves second in the group with an OT/SO loss.
First place in the group likely means playing Switzerland in the quarterfinal. Second place is the Czechs. Third place is either Russia or Sweden.