{"id":462714,"date":"2026-02-19T00:29:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T00:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/462714\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T00:29:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T00:29:30","slug":"lehkonen-is-the-hero-finland-earns-semi-final-ticket-with-ot-goal-from-avs-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/462714\/","title":{"rendered":"Lehkonen Is The Hero: Finland Earns Semi Final Ticket With OT Goal From Avs Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"

Artturi Lehkonen was the hero for Finland on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The Avalanche\u2019s forward capped off an impressive two-goal comeback with the overtime winning, helping Finland capture a 3-2 victory over Switzerland to punch a ticket to the final four of the Olympics.<\/p>\n

Lehkonen\u2019s second of the tournament was Finland\u2019s third goal in just under nine and a half minutes of action after getting shutout for nearly 54 minutes of play.<\/p>\n

The Swiss went up 2-0 with two goals in 1:12 late in the first period. Nino Neiderreiter had the second tally.<\/p>\n

That score held until the Finns finally got on the board with 6:06 remaining in regulation. Sebastian Aho scored his third of the tournament to give them life. They kept pressing, even pulling the goalie, before finally tying it up.<\/p>\n

It was the Dallas Stars trio that got it done late. With 1:12 remaining, Miro Heiskanen scored off a setup from Roope Hintz and Mikko Rantanen.<\/p>\n

Lehkonen\u2019s 3-on-3 OT winner was assisted by Anton Lundell and Esa Lindell.<\/p>\n

Finland joined Slovakia and Canada as three of the final four teams. Once the Sweden v.s. USA is completed, the remaining four teams will be re-seeded\u00a0 to determine the matchups for Friday\u2019s semi final games.<\/p>\n


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