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| Date | 28 May 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Nokia Arena | |||||||||||||||
| City | Tampere | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 10,470 | |||||||||||||||
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The 2023 IIHF World Championship final was played at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland on 28 May 2023.
Canada and Germany faced each other for the first time in the finals. [1] [2] This marked the first time Germany has advanced to the gold medal game in Ice Hockey World Championships history. [3] [4] Canada won 5–2 for a record 28th World Championship title. [5]
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| Opponent | Result | Preliminary round | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Latvia | 6–0 | Game 1 |  Sweden | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Slovenia | 5–2 | Game 2 |  Finland | 3–4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Slovakia | 2–1 (GWS) | Game 3 |  United States | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kazakhstan | 5–1 | Game 4 |  Denmark | 6–4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 2–3 | Game 5 |  Austria | 4–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Norway | 2–3 (GWS) | Game 6 |  Hungary | 7–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Czechia | 3–1 | Game 7 |  France | 5–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Playoff | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland | 4–1 | Quarterfinals | Switzerland | 3–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | 4–2 | Semifinals | United States | 4–3 (OT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 May 2023 20:20 | Canada  | 5–2 (1–1, 1–1, 3–0) |  Germany | Nokia Arena, Tampere Attendance: 10,470 |
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| Sam Montembeault | Goalies | Mathias Niederberger | Referees: Tobias Björk Sean MacFarlane Linesmen: Nick Briganti Daniel Hynek | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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