The 2016 IIHF World Championship final was played at the VTB Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia, on 22 May 2016 between Finland and Canada. Canada defeated Finland 2âÂÂ0 to win the championship. Finland and Canada entered the tournament as the fourth and first place seeds, respectively.
Finland's last made the final in 2014, losing out to Russia 2âÂÂ5. The team went undefeated 7âÂÂ0 record in round robin play, beating opposing finalists Canada 4âÂÂ0 in the last group game. They then beat Denmark 5âÂÂ1 in the quarterfinals and Russia 3âÂÂ1 in the semifinals.
Defending champions Canada were first seeds coming into the championship. The team went 6âÂÂ1 record in round robin play, losing to opposing finalists Finland 0âÂÂ4 in the last group game. They then beat Sweden 6âÂÂ0 in the quarterfinals and the United States 4âÂÂ3 in the semifinals.
Connor McDavid scored his first goal of the tournament for Canada midway through the first period. The scoreline remained the same throughout the second period, despite a sustained Canadian attack. In an attempt to level the match, Finnish goaltender Mikko Koskinen was substituted with a minute to go in the last period for an extra attacker. The game was heading for a slender 1âÂÂ0 win for the Canadians before Brad Marchand slotted in a second into an empty net in the final second of normal time. Canada goaltender Cam Talbot finished the game with 16 saves for his tournament leading 4th shutout. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude>