Russia, Finland advance to hockey worlds final (Yahoo Sports)

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Finland blanked the Czech Republic 3-0 in the semifinals of the ice hockey world championship on Saturday to set up a final against Russia. Earlier Saturday, Russia beat defending champion Sweden 3-1 in a matchup of the last two title holders to advance to the title game. Finland's Jori Lehtera netted a backhand in the first period before Jarkko Immonen scored on a power play in the second and Lehtera added his second into the empty net in the third. Finland struggled in the group stage, losing three games, and needed a help from Switzerland to advance before eliminated Canada in the quarterfinals.



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