The 2016 IIHF World Championship final was played at the VTB Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia, on 22 May 2016 between Finland and Canada. Canada defeated Finland 2–0 to win the championship. Finland and Canada entered the tournament as the fourth and first place seeds, respectively.

Road to the final

Finland

Finland's last made the final in 2014, losing out to Russia 2–5. The team went undefeated 7–0 record in round robin play, beating opposing finalists Canada 4–0 in the last group game. They then beat Denmark 5–1 in the quarterfinals and Russia 3–1 in the semifinals.

Canada

Defending champions Canada were first seeds coming into the championship. The team went 6–1 record in round robin play, losing to opposing finalists Finland 0–4 in the last group game. They then beat Sweden 6–0 in the quarterfinals and the United States 4–3 in the semifinals.

Summary

FinlandRoundCanada
OpponentResultPreliminary roundOpponentResult
Belarus6–2Game 1United States5–1
Germany5–1Game 2Hungary7–1
United States3–2Game 3Belarus8–0
Hungary3–0Game 4Germany5–2
France3–1Game 5Slovakia5–0
Slovakia5–0Game 6France4–0
Canada4–0Game 7Finland0–4
Preliminary
Both teams played in Group B: Pos Teamvte Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Finland 7 7 0 0 0 29 6 +23 21 Playoff round 2 Canada 7 6 0 0 1 34 8 +26 18 3 Germany 7 4 0 1 2 22 20 +2 13 4 United States 7 3 0 1 3 22 18 +4 10 5 Slovakia 7 2 1 0 4 15 23 −8 8 6 Belarus 7 2 0 0 5 16 32 −16 6 7 France 7 1 1 0 5 11 23 −12 5 8 Hungary (R) 7 1 0 0 6 12 31 −19 3 Relegation to Division I ASource: Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament. (R) Relegated Notes:
PosTeamvtePldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Finland77000296+2321Playoff round
2Canada76001348+2618
3Germany740122220+213
4United States730132218+410
5Slovakia721041523−88
6Belarus720051632−166
7France711051123−125
8Hungary (R)710061231−193Relegation to Division I A
OpponentResultPlayoffOpponentResult
Denmark5–1QuarterfinalsSweden6–0
Russia3–1SemifinalsUnited States4–3

Match

Connor McDavid scored his first goal of the tournament for Canada midway through the first period. The scoreline remained the same throughout the second period, despite a sustained Canadian attack. In an attempt to level the match, Finnish goaltender Mikko Koskinen was substituted with a minute to go in the last period for an extra attacker. The game was heading for a slender 1–0 win for the Canadians before Brad Marchand slotted in a second into an empty net in the final second of normal time. Canada goaltender Cam Talbot finished the game with 16 saves for his tournament leading 4th shutout.

22 May 2016 20:45Finland0–2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1)CanadaVTB Ice Palace, Moscow Attendance: 11,509
Mikko KoskinenGoaliesCam TalbotReferees: Russia Roman Gofman Switzerland Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Russia Gleb Lazarev United States Fraser McIntyre
0–111:24 – McDavid (Duchene)0–259:59 – Duchene (Marchand) (ENG)
0–111:24 – McDavid (Duchene)
0–259:59 – Duchene (Marchand) (ENG)
6 minPenalties8 min
16Shots33

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