Norway stuns Canada in OT of bronze medal game

May 31, 2026 No Comments

Canada misses out on hockey worlds medal, falls to Norway in OTAssociated PressMultiple AuthorsMay 31, 2026, 12:46 PM ET

ZURICH — Norway stunned Canada 3-2 in overtime of the bronze medal game Sunday to capture its first ice hockey world championship medal.

Noah Steen scored the winner 3:32 into overtime. The previous best result for Norway was a fourth-place finish in 1951.

In a wild ending, Canada was 2-0 down when it pulled netminder Jet Greaves. Robert Thomas scored from the slot unassisted to reduce the deficit with 1:16 remaining in the final period.

With eight seconds to go, captain Macklin Celebrini and Ryan O’Reilly set up Thomas for his second to tie it at 2-2, forcing overtime.

Emilio Pettersen gave Norway a 1-0 lead in the opening period, and Stian Solberg added another with a deflected shot in the second. Goaltender Henrik Haukeland stopped 44 shots.

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Greaves made 21 saves for Canada.

Canada had to settle for the bronze medal game after a 4-2 upset loss to Finland in the semifinals Saturday.

The Canadians have come up short at worlds since they won their last and record 28th title in 2023. They finished fourth in 2024 and were stunned 2-1 by Denmark in the quarterfinals last year.

Worlds ended in disappointment for Canada again despite a lineup that included teenage sensation Celebrini as captain and NHL great Sidney Crosby in addition to several established NHL stars, including O’Reilly, John Tavares and Mark Scheifele.

Canada managed to win all of its group games, including a 6-5 victory over Norway in overtime, and eliminated defending champion U.S. in the quarterfinals.

But Finland, led by Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov, proved too good in the semis.

Switzerland and Finland meet in the final later Sunday.