Finland and Slovakia will face off Saturday with bronze medals on the line.
With the Finnish team entering play as heavy favorites, my Finland vs. Slovakia predictions and free betting picks lean heavily toward the Finns on Saturday, February 21.
Finland vs Slovakia goal scorer picks for today
Roope Hintz
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Roope Hintz (+185)
Roope Hintz is on pace to comfortably clear 60 points for the fifth straight year. He is an excellent offensive player, but the production hasn’t translated to the Olympics.
Despite ranking 4th among Finnish forwards in ice, and 3rd in slot shots, he has produced only two points in five games - and hasn’t scored.
Hintz is a career 16.2% shooter and hasn’t converted on less than 12% of his shots since his rookie campaign.
Facing Samuel Hlavaj, who owns an .884 save percentage in the AHL and came back to earth against Team USA, Hintz is in a favorable matchup to break through.
Artturi Lehkonen (+270)
Artturi Lehkonen is quietly having a productive tournament for the Finns. He is tied for the team lead in shots on goal and slot shots and is only one point shy of Mikko Rantanen.
The coaching staff recently rewarded Lehkonen for his strong play, moving him up to the top line with Sebastian Aho and Rantanen.
Both of those stars are fantastic dual-threat weapons who spend a ton of time on the attack and excel at working the puck into high-danger areas.
Lehkonen has a great nose for the net and will have more opportunities with such strong linemates.
Dalibor Dvorsky (+295)
Dalibor Dvorsky has enjoyed a coming-out party at the Olympics. He has six points through five games and is leading the Slovaks in inner-slot chances with nine.
That puts him 8th in the tournament, just ahead of stars like Auston Matthews, Jake Guentzel, Martin Necas, and teammate Juraj Slafkovsky.
Slovakia is not going to create many chances against a stout Finnish side. They’ll need to score by being opportunistic, and Dvorsky has proven he can finish plays off.
Odds are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change.
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