Russian national hockey team defeated Finland in the match for third place at the World Cup-2017. This is reported by the correspondent of "Tapes. RU". The meeting that took place on Sunday, May 21, ended with a score of 5: 3 in favor of Russians. The first goal in the seventh minute was scored by Nikita Gusev. At the beginning of the second period, Vladimir Tkachev doubled the advantage of the Russian team, and after three and a half minutes Gusev designed a double.

After that, Bogdan Kiselevich scored the fourth goal. Finland responded with a goal by Mikko Rantanen. The third period began with two abandoned goals in the performance of the Finns: Mikko Lehtonen and Velli-Matti Savinainen scored, after which the goal was scored by the forward of the Russian national team Nikita Kucherov. In the final game, Canada will meet with Sweden. The match will start at 21:45 in Moscow.

Original article: Russian national hockey team defeated Finland and won bronze World Cup.