2017 IIHF World Championship final

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2017 IIHF World Championship final
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Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 001001
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 010012
Date21 May 2017
Arena Lanxess Arena
City Cologne
Attendance17,363
  2016 2018  

The 2017 IIHF World Championship final was played at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, on 21 May 2017. Teams representing Sweden and Canada competed for the title of World Champion in ice hockey.

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The first period of the game was scoreless. Sweden took the lead towards the end of the second period. Canada struck back with a power play goal early in the third period and the game ended with the score tied 1–1. An overtime period saw no further scoring, taking the final to a shootout. Sweden scored two of their three attempts, whilst Canada missed their first four, giving Sweden won the gold medal. It was Sweden's tenth title.

Road to the final

Canada had finished top of their group; of their seven games, they won six and lost one in overtime. In the knock-out stages, Canada beat Germany in the quarter-finals and Russia in the semi-finals. [1]

Sweden finished third in their group, with five wins, one loss and one overtime loss in their seven games. They defeated Switzerland at the quarter-final stage and traditional rivals Finland in their semi-final. [1]

CanadaRoundSweden
OpponentResult Preliminary round [1] OpponentResult
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 4–1Game 1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1–2 (GWS)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 7–2Game 2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7–2
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 6–0Game 3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3–4
Flag of France.svg  France 3–2Game 4Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2–0
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 2–3 (OT)Game 5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8–1
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5–0Game 6Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4–2
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 5–2Game 7Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 4–2
TeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 760103210+2219
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 732202214+815
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 732022314+913
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 722122022211
Flag of France.svg  France 722032319+410
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 72023131968
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 720141527127
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 700161336231
Source: IIHF
Preliminary
TeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 760013114+1718
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 751013510+2517
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 750112913+1616
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 722122023311
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 730131418410
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 71204132297
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 701241228164
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 70016632261
Source: IIHF
OpponentResult Playoff [1] OpponentResult
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2–1 Quarterfinals Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 3–1
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4–2 Semifinals Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4–1

Match

The first period between the two teams was goalless, with Canada managing to kill off two penalties. [2] Sweden opened the scoring with Victor Hedman's short-handed goal shortly before the end of the second period. Canada failed to capitalize from Nicklas Bäckström's penalty for slashing [3] and lost possession. Hedman then sent a backhanded shot past several players towards the Canadian goal, which managed to slide under Calvin Pickard. [4] Canada responded two minutes into the third period by converting a power play. Elias Lindholm was caught high-sticking, and the resulting play allowed Ryan O'Reilly to slot in Mitch Marner's rebounded shot. [5]

The game remained tied after overtime, meaning the game was decided via a five-round shootout. While William Nylander missed the opening penalty shot, Bäckström and Oliver Ekman-Larsson both scored their shots for Sweden. Canada failed to register a goal, with Henrik Lundqvist preventing four attempted penalty shots from converting. The win enabled Sweden to claim their 10th championship title. [5] Nylander was named tournament Most Valuable Player, with seven goals and seven assists in ten games. [6]

21 May 2017
20:45
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1–2 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 17,363
Game reference
Calvin Pickard Goalies Henrik Lundqvist Referees:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Antonín Jeřábek
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Otmakhov
Flag of Finland.svg Sakari Suominen
0–139:39 – Hedman (SH)
O'Reilly (Marner, MacKinnon) (PP) – 41:581–1
MacKinnon Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Point Ice hockey puck cross.svg
O'Reilly Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Marner Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Shootout Ice hockey puck cross.svg Nylander
Ice hockey puck.svg Bäckström
Ice hockey puck.svg Ekman-Larsson
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Landeskog
10 minPenalties8 min
43Shots42

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Games – 2017 WM". www.iihfworlds2017.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. "Henrik Lundqvist shines in shootout, Sweden denies Canada's bid for third straight world hockey gold". National Post. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  3. "Sweden slips past Canada for gold at worlds". ESPN.com. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  4. "Sweden shock holders Canada in shootout to win world title". Reuters. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  5. 1 2 Schram, Carol (21 May 2017). "Sweden beats Canada in shootout to win world hockey championship". CTVNews. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  6. Robenhymer, Julie (22 May 2017). "A Reunion for the Lundqvist Brothers, and a Gold for Team Sweden". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 May 2017.