2018 IIHF World Championship final

The 2018 IIHF World Championship final was played at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 20 May 2018.

2018 IIHF World Championship final

1 2 3 OT SO Total   Switzerland 1 1 0 0 0 2  Sweden 1 1 0 0 1 3
Date	20 May 2018
Arena	Royal Arena
City	Copenhagen
Attendance	12,490
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Sweden defeated Switzerland in game-winning shots after the score was tied 2–2 following regulation time and a 20-minute overtime period.^[1]

Road to the final

Sweden		Round	Switzerland
Opponent	Result	Preliminary round	Opponent	Result
Belarus	5–0	Game 1	Austria	3–2 (OT)
Czech Republic	3–2	Game 2	Slovakia	2–0
France	4–0	Game 3	Czech Republic	4–5 (GWS)
Austria	7–0	Game 4	Belarus	5–2
Slovakia	4–3 (OT)	Game 5	Russia	3–4
Switzerland	5–3	Game 6	Sweden	3–5
Russia	3–1	Game 7	France	5–1
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Sweden 7 20 2  Russia 7 16 3  Czech Republic 7 15 4   Switzerland 7 12 5  Slovakia 7 11 6  France 7 6 7  Austria 7 4 8  Belarus (R) 7 0 Source: IIHF (R) Relegated		Preliminary	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Sweden 7 20 2  Russia 7 16 3  Czech Republic 7 15 4   Switzerland 7 12 5  Slovakia 7 11 6  France 7 6 7  Austria 7 4 8  Belarus (R) 7 0 Source: IIHF (R) Relegated
Opponent	Result	Playoff	Opponent	Result
Latvia	3–2	Quarterfinals	Finland	3–2
United States	6–0	Semifinals	Canada	3–2

Match

20 May 2018 20:15 (UTC+2)

Sweden

3–2 GWS (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Switzerland

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 12,490

Game reference
	Anders Nilsson	Goalies	Leonardo Genoni	Referees: Roman Gofman Oliver Gouin Linesmen: Gleb Lazarev Nathan Vanoosten
	0–1 16:38 – Niederreiter (Josi, Fiala) Nyquist (Ekholm) – 17:54 1–1 1–2 23:13 – Meier (Corvi, Josi) (PP) Zibanejad (Ekman-Larsson) (PP) – 34:53 2–2
	Zibanejad Rakell Ekman-Larsson Forsberg	Shootout	Andrighetto Fiala Corvi Haas Niederreiter
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	38	Shots	27