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MINSK, Belarus -- Wanting Team Canada to improve game by game at the world hockey championship, coach Dave Tippett thought the quarter-final effort against Finland was the best yet. Authentic Grayson Allen Jersey . It was also the last, as a couple of third-period mistakes led to a 3-2 loss Thursday at Chizhovka Arena and Canadas elimination from the tournament. "I use a phrase all the time that every play counts," Tippett said. "Every play counts and unfortunately we had a couple go against us." The play that counted the most for Canada was a turnover by defenceman Tyler Myers, who tried to pass it off the wall to Kyle Turris. Jori Lehtera got in the way, setting up Iiro Pakarinen for the game-winner with just 3:08 left. A downtrodden Myers said everyone saw what happened and didnt feel he needed to explain. Turris, who scored Canadas first goal, took the blame. "I was yelling at him, Im open in the middle, Im open in the middle, and when he passed to the middle, the guy stepped in between," Turris said. "It was my fault. I was yelling at him to move it to me, and the guy stepped in the way and went the other way. I should have had it." It was a game that Canada felt it should have had. Holding a 2-1 lead after two periods on goals by Turris and Mark Scheifele, the Canadians were in control despite a strong game from Finnish goaltender Pekka Rinne. One bad bounce 28 seconds into the third changed everything. Finlands Juuso Hietanen let a slapshot fly that hit Ben Scrivenss right arm, the back of his blocker, and then the shaft of his stick before trickling over the goal-line. "Its a terrible goal to give up," said Scrivens, who stopped 23 of the 26 shots he faced. "Its deflating for the team. Thats squarely on me. Its really tough to swallow right now." This was the fifth straight year Canada lost in the quarter-finals at this tournament. Making it more difficult to accept was that this squad of NHL third-liners and potential stars of the future bounced back perfectly from an opening shootout loss to France. Six straight victories followed. The Finland game easily could have been one, too. "We still had our shifts in their end, our chances," captain Kevin Bieksa said. "We had a couple breakdowns. We knew going into this game that the Finns were a team that would sit back and capitalize on our mistakes, and they made us pay tonight." Tippett addressed his players after the loss but couldnt offer much in the way of an uplifting sentiment. "Its a tough situation for everybody," Tippett said. "Its not the result you want. We came here to win, we didnt come here to lose in the quarter-finals. Theres not much to say. We didnt accomplish what we wanted to accomplish." All because of a few bad breaks. Finlands first goal 6:06 in, which came on the power play with Myers in the box for roughing, happened after an attempted point shot deflected off penalty-killer Joel Wards stick and right to Olli Palola for his third of the tournament. That didnt deflate Canada, which kept putting pucks on Rinne, who finished with 36 saves on 38 shots. The attempts came from everywhere and almost everyone, as 17 of 20 skaters had at least one on net. "I thought we played some really good hockey throughout the whole game," Myers said. "I think we were right there. It was our game to lose. Its never a good feeling to have it happen like that." One problem was going 0-for-5 on the power play. Had Canada buried a couple of those chances, like Brayden Schenns shot very early that hit the crossbar, it would have been a very different game. Canadas players and Tippett were quick to credit the Finns, who played their brand of hockey well and pounced on mistakes. "We worked extremely hard (for) 60 minutes," Hietanen said. "We knew that we were going to get our chances and now we scored a couple goals." Finland coach Erkka Westerlund was proud of how his team responded and came back from the 2-1 deficit. "In (the) third period we showed the mental strength," Westerlund said. "We call it in Finland sisu." The third period was Canadas weakest of the game. "Its frustrating. I thought we had a great first two periods, we were outshooting them badly, had great opportunities," Turris said. "If we played the way we did in the first two to finish the game, I think we would have come out with a better outcome." Instead, Scrivens lamented Finlands goaltending being better than his and not holding up his end of the bargain to teammates. And Myers was left with the same feelings he had much of this NHL season with the Buffalo Sabres. "Its never fun losing," Myers said. "I did too much of that this year." This wasnt a loss that had Canadas players wondering about their overall play. But that was no consolation. "Its just the way it is," Tippett said. "We played a good game tonight. Unfortunately, we lost." Notes: Alex Burrows returned to Canadas lineup after missing the final two preliminary-round games with a leg injury. Burrows was the 13th forward and played just 4:11 with no shifts in the third period. ... Finlands roster features just three NHL players: Rinne, Olli Jokinen of the Winnipeg Jets and Erik Haula of the Minnesota Wild. Authentic Donovan Mitchell Jersey . The Nuggets leading scorer, Lawson is characterized as day to day by the team. Hes averaging 17.9 points and 8.9 assists. Lawson suffered the injury late in Denvers win Sunday at Sacramento. Authentic Joe Ingles Jersey .Y. - Brooklyn Nets centre Brook Lopez has a strained lower back and will miss at least a week. http://www.cheapjazzjerseysauthentic.com/?tag=authentic-ricky-rubio-jersey . The rest of the team was already on the field stretching before batting practice while Puig was getting dressed in the clubhouse. He had been slated to start in right field for the afternoon game against the San Francisco Giants, who beat the Dodgers 8-4.BERLIN -- Shinji Kagawa starred on his return for Borussia Dortmund in a 3-1 win over Freiburg, while Franck Ribery scored on his injury comeback as Bayern Munich defeated Stuttgart 2-0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Kagawa, back at Dortmund after an unhappy two-year spell at Manchester United, was given a heros welcome by fans who remembered his role in helping the club to successive Bundesliga titles in 2011 and 2012. The Japan midfielder had a hand in Adrian Ramos opening goal in the 34th minute, playing through Kevin Grosskreutz to cross for the Colombian striker at the post. Kagawa then scored on a counterattack in the 41st, when Henrikh Mkhitaryan let Ramos cross through for him to pick his spot with a low shot. The attacking midfielder went off to a standing ovation in the 64th. He had cramp, a "good sign" according to Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp. "Shinji was smiling the whole time, at least until he got the cramp," Dortmund midfielder Sebastian Kehl said. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang secured the result with a chip over the outrushing goalkeeper in the 78th, three minutes after he went on as a substitute. Oliver Sorg claimed Freiburgs consolation in the final minute, by which time the home side had already turned attention to Tuesdays visit of Arsenal in the Champions League. Mario Goetze got Bayern off the mark in the 27th, and Ribery marked his return from a knee problem by scoring with five minutes remaining. Borussia Moenchengladbach forward Max Kruse led his team to a deserved 4-1 win over Schalke in the late game. Kruse set Andre Hahn on his way to score with a fierce shot in the 17th, sent in a free kick for Hahn to head past Schalke goalkeeper Ralf Faehrmann in the 50th, and then scored himself in the 56th, four minutes after Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting pulled one back with a penalty. Raffael scored in the 79th and Schalke had Faehrmann to thank for a host of saves to ensure it didnt get any worse. "Well be working in the next few days, licking our wounds, and then it carries on. We want to present ourselves well at Chelsea," said Schalke coach Jens Keller, loooking ahead to Wednesdays Champions League game. Authentic Alec Burks Jersey. . Mainz won 3-1 at Hertha Berlin, Wolfsburg earned a 1-1 draw at Hoffenheim, and promoted sides Paderborn and Cologne maintained their unbeaten status with a scoreless draw. Bayern, which hosts Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday, was hardly threatened by Stuttgart, but was made to work hard for its second win from three Bundesliga games. "Were always happy when we win," Bayern coach Pep Guardiola said. Xabi Alonso made his home debut since moving from Real Madrid, and it was the Spaniards free kick that led to the opening goal. Goetze stopped Antonio Ruedigers attempted clearance, cut inside Vedad Ibisevic, and shot through a host of players inside the far post. Holger Badstuber, who recently returned after missing 20 months with a knee injury and two operations, had to go off before the break with a thigh muscle problem. "Its not too serious," the Bayern defender said. Ribery made an immediate impact after going on as a substitute in the 68th. Four minutes later he set up Alonsos deflected effort off the post and Robert Lewandowski struck the post again from the rebound. Lewandowski set up Ribery to seal the result with a low shot through the Stuttgart keepers legs. "The day went well," said Bayern forward Thomas Mueller on his 25th birthday. In Berlin, Mainz forward Shinji Okazaki scored on the rebound after Hertha goalkeeper Thomas Kraft twice saved from Koo Ja-cheol in the 36th, and Sami Allagui slid in to score against his former club in the 70th. Ronny pulled one back with a penalty in the 86th, but Okazaki snuffed out any hope of a comeback with his second goal in injury time. "Were still in development and the three points are very, very important for it," said Mainz coach Kasper Hjulmand after his first Bundesliga win. With 28 goals since January 2011, Okazaki is the highest scoring Japanese player in the Bundesliga. Ivica Olics 89th-minute strike was enough for a point for Wolfsburg. 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