EDMONTON -- Roby Jarventie scored a pair of power-play goals and added two assists as Finland defeated Germany 5-2 Wednesday in quarterfinal action at the world junior hockey championship.
Jarventie's first goal at 14:48 of the first period gave Finland a 3-1 lead and ended up as the game winner.
After Germany's Bennet Rossmy scored his second goal of the game in the second period to make it 3-2, Jarventie restored Finland's lead 6:22 into the third with Yannick Proske off for hooking.
Roni Hirvonen and Joel Maatta also scored power-play goals as Finland went 4-for-6 with the man advantage. Finland's power-play unit has been lethal throughout the tournament, firing at a 59 per-cent clip (13-for-22).
Kasper Simontaival opened the scoring for Finland with an even-strength goal 3:37 into the contest.
Leevi Merilainen made 19 saves for Finland (4-1-0) while Florian Bugl stopped 17 shots for Germany (2-3).
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