Norway Stuns Canada in OT in Bronze Medal Game to Win Its First Ice Hockey Worlds Medal
- On Sunday, Norway defeated Canada 3-2 in overtime to capture the bronze medal at the world hockey championship, with Noah Steen scoring the winner at the 3:32 mark of the extra session.
- Canada entered the bronze medal game following a 4-2 semifinal loss to Finland on Saturday, extending a three-year streak without a world championship medal.
- Early goals by Emilio Pettersen and Stian Solberg established a 2-0 lead for Norway, but Robert Thomas scored twice in the final 76 seconds of regulation to force overtime as Henrik Haukeland stopped 44 shots.
- Despite a roster featuring NHL stars Sidney Crosby and Mark Scheifele alongside team captain Macklin Celebrini, Canada failed to capitalize on an 18-9 shot advantage, with Jet Greaves making 21 saves in the losing effort.
- The result leaves Canada without a world championship medal since winning its 28th title in 2023, while Switzerland and Finland will meet in the gold medal final later Sunday.
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Norway won its first medal at the World Ice Hockey Championships.
Norway made the sensation and won a medal for the first time in an ice hockey world championship! On Sunday in Zurich the Scandinavians won the dramatic match for third place in the finish against former gold favorite Canada with 3:2 after an extension (1:0, 1:0, 0:2, 1:0) and thus bronze. Record world champion Canada, on the other hand, failed for the third time in a row.The surprise team, already in the group phase sensationally second behind …
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