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| Date | 6 June 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 IIHF World Championship final was played at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia, on 6 June 2021. [1]
Canada and Finland met for the fifth time in the finals, and also for the second consecutive time, with Finland having won in 2019. Canada won 3–2 in overtime to claim their 27th title.
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 United States | 2–1 | Game 1 |  Latvia | 0–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kazakhstan | 1–2 (GWS) | Game 2 | United States | 1–5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Norway | 5–2 | Game 3 |  Germany | 1–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Italy | 3–0 | Game 4 | Norway | 4–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 2–1 | Game 5 | Kazakhstan | 4–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | 3–2 (OT) | Game 6 | Italy | 7–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Canada | 3–2 (GWS) | Game 7 |  Finland | 2–3 (GWS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Czech Republic | 1–0 | Quarterfinals |  ROC | 2–1 (OT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 2–1 | Semifinals | United States | 4–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 June 2021 20:15 | Finland | 2–3 OT (1–0, 0–1, 1–1) (OT: 0–1) | Canada | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| Juho Olkinuora | Goalies | Darcy Kuemper | Referees: Martin Fraňo Yevgeni RomaskoLinesmen: Gleb Lazarev Nikita Shalagin | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 30 min | |||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||
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