The lions received excellent news – with this lineup for the Switzerland match!
The Lions face the tournament host Switzerland in the last group stage match of the World Championships on Tuesday. Both teams have won all six of their matches, so today the stakes are for the group victory.
Finland has received great news ahead of the match. Defender Urho Vaakanainen, who was injured in the USA match last Monday, returns to the lineup today and takes a spot as the seventh defenseman. As a result, Mikael Seppälä will be sidelined from the lineup.
The Lions’ goal will continue to be guarded by Justus Annunen. This will be his fifth start in this tournament.
The match between Finland and Switzerland will start at 21:20. The game can be watched on Viaplay and MTV channels.
The Lions’ lineups for the Switzerland match:
In goal:
31 Justus Annunen
Backup:
70 Joonas Korpisalo
1:
64 Mikael Granlund – 16 Aleksander Barkov – 94 Konsta Helenius
41 Ville Heinola – 10 Henri Jokiharju
2:
21 Patrik Puistola – 15 Anton Lundell – 92 Lenni Hämeenaho
4 Mikko Lehtonen – 18 Vili Saarijärvi
3:
65 Sakari Manninen – 34 Aatu Räty – 13 Jesse Puljujärvi
3 Olli Määttä — 33 Nikolas Matinpalo
4:
80 Saku Mäenalanen – 24 Hannes Björninen – 19 Waltteri Merelä
58 Urho Vaakanainen
13th forward:
27 Janne Kuokkanen
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