MONTREAL – Canada lost their first game of the 2025 IIHF World Championship on Monday, falling 2-1 in a shootout to Finland at Avicii Arena. Here’s a brief summary of the game:

Canada's perfect start to the men's World Championship came to an end when the pre-tournament favourites lost 2-1 to Finland in a penalty shootout on Monday after their preliminary round match ended 1-1 following overtime.

For the first time at the 2025 IIHF Men's World Championship, Team Canada is taking home a loss. On Monday, Team Finland bested Team Canada, 2-1, in a shootout. Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was held pointless, and he was shut down by Finnish goaltender Juuse Saros on his shootout attempt.