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2023 IIHF World Championship final

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The 2023 IIHF World Championship final was played at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland on 28 May 2023.

Date28 May 2023
Attendance10,470
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2023 IIHF World Championship final
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 Canada 1135
 Germany 1102
Date28 May 2023
ArenaNokia Arena
CityTampere
Attendance10,470
 2022 2024 
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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]

Road to the final

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Canada Round Germany
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
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Switzerland 7 19
2  Canada 7 15
3  Latvia (H) 7 13
4  Czechia 7 13
5  Slovakia 7 11
6  Kazakhstan 7 7
7  Norway 7 6
8  Slovenia 7 0
Source: IIHF
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Preliminary
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  United States 7 20
2  Sweden 7 18
3  Finland (H) 7 16
4  Germany 7 12
5  Denmark 7 8
6  France 7 4
7  Austria 7 3
8  Hungary 7 3
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Opponent Result Playoff Opponent Result
 Finland 4–1 Quarterfinals   Switzerland 3–1
 Latvia 4–2 Semifinals  United States 4–3 (OT)
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Match

28 May 2023
20:20
Canada 5–2
(1–1, 1–1, 3–0)
 GermanyNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 10,470
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Sam MontembeaultGoaliesMathias NiederbergerReferees:
Sweden Tobias Björk
United States Sean MacFarlane
Linesmen:
United States Nick Briganti
Czech Republic Daniel Hynek
0–107:44 – Peterka (Seider, M. Müller)
Blais (Krebs, Neighbours) – 10:471–1
1–233:47 – Fischbuch (Kastner, Seider)
Crouse (Krebs, Weegar) (PP) – 37:282–2
Blais (Glass) – 44:513–2
Toffoli – 51:514–2
Laughton (Quinn, Crouse) (EN) – 58:065–2
4 minPenalties2 min
28Shots23
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