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U.S. loses lead, then cool against Finland at worlds
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More from SportsHALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Mikko Koivu scored with less than four minutes remaining to complete Finland's 3-2 come-from-behind win Sunday over the United States at the world hockey championships that was marred by a postgame brawl.
Additionally, Finland's first goal was awarded even though video replays showed it went through the side of the goal's mesh and in.
"They go upstairs. They look at a replay. What the hell were they looking at?" United States coach John Tortorella said. "But we deserved our fate. We deserved our fate. We didn't deserve to win that hockey game."
After the game, the IIHF agreed that Finland's first goal entered through the side of the net. The IIHF wouldn't identify the goal judge who missed the call on replay, but said he was fired from the tournament.
After Koivu scored with 3:50 left, the United States' Adam Burish was ejected for butt-ending a Finland player.
As the final horn sounded to end the game, U.S. forward Dustin Brown drilled Jussi Jokinen into the boards with a hit to the head, touching off a melee that featured a fight between David Backes of the U.S. and Amsso Salmela of Finland.
"That was a cheap shot at the end, but we took it well," Koivu said. "Jussi is fine. That's a good thing for us."
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