What TV channel is Canada vs. Finland on today? Schedule, time for 2021 World Juniors game

Before the year closes out, Canada faces its biggest test of the 2021 IIHF World Juniors when the squad takes on Finland on New Year's Eve. 

The Canadians steamrolled through their first three opponents — Germany, Slovakia and Switzerland — by a margin of 29-3. But now the squad will face a Finnish team that is littered with NHL prospects, including Panthers 2020 first-rounder Anton Lundell, Maple Leafs prospects Topi Niemela and Roni Hirvonen and the Jets' Ville Heinola.

"It'll be fun," Canadian defenseman Kaiden Guhle said during Wednesday's media availability. "Our next games, for the rest of the tournament, are going to be like that, gonna be tough. So, it's going to be good to get that game in against Finland and kind of feel out what the rest of the tournament is going to be like. It'll be a good test for us for sure."

Fireworks are sure to come in this one as the two teams battle it out for the top spot in Group A. Two years ago, Finland knocked the Canadians out in overtime in the quarterfinals before winning gold, and in 2020 it was Canada with a convincing 5-0 win in the semis. Heinola was involved in both of those games, and you know he'd like to get above .500 and take on the fourth-place team in the other group in the quarterfinals.

Here's how to watch Canada and Finland close out the group stage on New Year's Eve.

How to watch Canada vs. Finland

• TV channel (Canada): TSN
• Live stream (Canada): TSN Live
• TV channel (USA): NHL Network

Canada vs. Finland: When is puck drop?

• Date: Thursday, Dec. 31
• Time: 6 p.m. ET

World Juniors 2021: Latest news

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• Time, TV channel, live stream, where, when, schedule
• How has COVID-19 impacted the tournament?
• Rosters, NHL draft status, jersey numbers for all 10 teams  
• Breakdown of every NHL teams' prospects
• Predictions: Hockey experts pick who will win gold
• It's gold or bust': NHL players look back on World Junior Championship memories
• A team-by-team guide to the under-20 championship
• Dach, Caufield and the top four storylines
• Oilers' Philip Broberg impresses with three assists for Sweden
• Senators' Tim Stuetzle scores two goals in Germany's overtime win

USA

• Scores, schedule, how to watch every USA Hockey game
• NHL Network's Dave Starman on Canada, the U.S. and why Cole Caufield will steal the show
• Americans mount comeback but fall in opener to rival Russia
• USA bounces back with dominating 11-0 win
• Americans erupt for seven goals, guarantee QF spot at World Juniors

Canada

• Which players are on Canada's final roster? 
• Canada favorite to win second straight gold medal
• Kirby Dach out of tournament with wrist injury
• Scores, schedule, how to watch every Hockey Canada game
• Canada opens WJC with 16-2 blowout of Germany
• Braden Schneider handed one-game suspension
• Birthday boy Devon Levi, Canadians hold on to beat Slovakia
• Six points by Quinton Byfield powers Canadians to 10-0 win

Which teams are in the 2021 World Junior Championship?

Ten teams, divided into two groups of five, are participating.

Full schedule for the 2021 World Junior Championship

(All times Eastern) 

Who has won the IIHF World Junior Championships in the last 10 years?

Which countries have won the most medals at the World Junior Championship?

* Includes medals won as the Soviet Union and CIS
+ Includes medals won as Czechoslovakia