U.S. beats Sweden 6-2 to set the final against Switzerland at ice hockey worlds

The Associated Press

· Posted: May 24, 2025 2:37 PM EDT | Last Updated: 10 hours ago

The United States bushed Sweden 6-2 to beforehand to the last of the crystal hockey satellite title connected Saturday successful Stockholm, Sweden.

In Sunday's final, the U.S. volition play Switzerland. The Swiss blanked Denmark 7-0 to scope the golden medal crippled for the 2nd consecutive year.

Switzerland unopen retired the U.S. 3-0 successful the radical stage, the Americans' lone defeat.

Jeremy Swayman stopped 27 shots against Sweden and the U.S. remained connected people to triumph the worlds for the archetypal clip since 1933.

The Americans were besides formally awarded the rubric successful 1960 and 1980 erstwhile they won the Olympic tournaments and the worlds did not instrumentality place.

By reaching the final, the U.S. achieved its champion effect since the 1950 metallic medal.

"It's a bully feeling," skipper Clayton Keller said. "There's 1 much crippled to win. We're going to absorption connected tomorrow."

The U.S. jumped to 2-0 successful the opening period, outshooting the Swedes 13-3.

Brady Skjei scored 6:52 successful with a changeable from the bluish enactment that went done dense postulation successful beforehand of goaltender Jacob Markstrom. Cutter Gauthier doubled the vantage with 2:47 remaining, picking up the puck aft a changeable by Shane Pinto was blocked and directed it into the nett betwixt Makstrom's pads.

Gauthier was calved successful Skelleftea, Sweden, successful 2004 erstwhile his father, a goaltender, played for a section team.

Conor Garland added the 3rd with 8:53 to spell successful the second, knocking successful a rebound. Mikey Eyssimont made it 4-0 connected a 4-on-2 unreserved from the close circle.

Samuel Ersson replaced Markstrom successful the Swedish nett astatine the commencement of the last period.

Nylander scores for Sweden

William Nylander scored the archetypal for Sweden 6:32 into the the 3rd period, and Elias Lindholm scored different 41 seconds aboriginal to springiness Sweden immoderate anticipation astatine 4-2.

But defenseman Jackson LaCombe bushed Ersson for the 5th with 8:51 to go. Shane Pinto finished it disconnected into an bare nett to implicit a three-point crippled aft assisting connected the opening 2 goals.

"Every azygous feline contributed and I couldn't beryllium much arrogant of our group," U.S. manager Ryan Warsofsky said.

Sweden has to settee for the bronze medal crippled for the 2nd consecutive worlds.

Switzerland has ne'er won the worlds

Nino Niederreiter scored doubly and Ken Jager added 1 successful the archetypal play for Switzerland to instrumentality bid against Sweden. Denis Malgin added the 4th successful the mediate play and Sandro Schmid, Damien Riat and Tyler Moy completed the rout successful the third.

Switzerland goalie Leonardo Genoni made 17 saves for a 2nd consecutive shutout.

Denmark, which eliminated Canada 2-1 successful the quarterfinals, volition look Sweden for bronze. Denmark has ne'er won a medal astatine the worlds.