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Sweden vs Canada

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World Championship· Season 2025

20 May 2025 at 19:20

Sweden

3–5

Canada

P1
1–3
P2
1–1
P3
1–1

Match Summary

Canada defeated Sweden 5:3. The match was played in World Championship 2025. Goals were scored by T. Sanheim, E. Lindholm 3′, T. Foerster 7′, R. O'Reilly 13′, M. Johansson 3′, M. Celebrini 10′, N. MacKinnon 4′, R. Andersson 16′. League standings: Sweden #2, Canada #1. Score by period: P1: 1–3, P2: 1–1, P3: 1–1.

Match Events

Key match events between Sweden and Canada — 8 goals and 12 cards recorded during the match.

Sweden
Canada
Period 1
T. Sanheim

T. Konecny

M. Johansson

Tripping

3′
!
E. Lindholm

Shorthanded

3′
!
4′
T. Konecny

Tripping

7′
T. Foerster

S. Crosby

!
7′
T. Konecny

Tripping

13′
R. O'Reilly

N. MacKinnon

Period 2
!
1′
W. Cuylle

Hooking

!
2′
B. Schenn

Holding

M. Johansson

L. Raymond

3′
!
5′
S. Crosby

Slashing

!
8′
N. MacKinnon

Holding

J. Brodin

Roughing

8′
!
10′
M. Celebrini

J. Spurgeon

E. Heineman

Unsportsmanlike conduct

11′
!
!
13′
Unknown

Too many men on the ice

M. Backlund

Roughing

14′
!
A. Wennberg

Slashing

17′
!
Period 3
4′
N. MacKinnon

R. Evans

R. Andersson

L. Carlsson

16′

Rivalry since 2008

Sweden vs Canada Head to Head Results· 18

Sweden and Canada have met 18 times — Sweden won 6, Canada won 12, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. Canada leads the head-to-head with 12 victories from 18 meetings. A combined 95 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.28 per match (40 for the home side, 55 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 14 matches (78%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 16 games (89%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 4–6 in 2015.

Sweden
6
wins
Drawn
0
·
Canada
12
wins
Total goals
95 · 5.3/match
Both scored
14/18 · 78%
Over 2.5
16/18 · 89%

Recent Meetings

Canada5–3Sweden
15/05/26World Championship
Match Details
Sweden3–4Canada
13/02/25NHL 4 Nations Face-Off
Match Details
Sweden4–2Canada
26/05/24World Championship
Match Details
Sweden3–4Canada
26/05/22World Championship
Match Details
Sweden2–0Canada
16/02/22Olympic Games
Match Details
Canada3–1Sweden
17/12/21Channel One Cup
Match Details
Sweden1–4Canada
12/02/18International Friendly
Match Details
Canada0–2Sweden
10/11/17Karjala Cup
Match Details
Canada1–2Sweden
21/05/17World Championship
Match Details
Canada6–0Sweden
19/05/16World Championship
Match Details
Highest-scoring game: 4–6 v 2015

Standings

Sweden sit #2 and Canada are #1 in the World Championship table heading into this match.

Group A

1Canada19
GP7Won6Lost0
2Sweden18
GP7Won6Lost1
3Finland16
GP7Won4Lost1
4Austria10
GP7Won2Lost3
5Latvia9
GP7Won3Lost4
6Slovakia7
GP7Won2Lost4
7Slovenia4
GP7Won1Lost5
8France1
GP7Won0Lost6

Group B

1Switzerland19
GP7Won6Lost0
2USA17
GP7Won5Lost1
3Czech Republic17
GP7Won5Lost1
4Denmark11
GP7Won3Lost3
5Germany10
GP7Won3Lost3
6Norway4
GP7Won1Lost5
7Hungary3
GP7Won1Lost6
8Kazakhstan3
GP7Won1Lost6

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 15 May 2026