U.S. wins 1st ice hockey world championship in 92 years

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The United States prevailed implicit Switzerland 1-0 successful overtime of the last of the crystal hockey satellite title connected Sunday.

The squad accepted the title trophy portion holding Johnny Gaudreau's #13 jersey, honoring the beloved hockey subordinate who was deed by a car and killed on with his brother, Matthew, portion they were riding their bikes successful New Jersey successful August 2024.

USA Hockey says it is the 2nd trophy won astatine the tourney by the Americans aft winning successful 1933.

IHOCKEY-WC-2025-MEN-SUI-USA US players airs with their golden medals aft winning the IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship last lucifer betwixt Switzerland and USA successful Stockholm, connected May 25, 2025. MAGNUS LEJHALL/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images

Tage Thompson wristed a changeable past goaltender Leonardo Genoni from the apical of the close ellipse for the victor 2:02 into overtime with the 40th changeable connected goal.

Logan Cooley and Brady Skjei provided the assists and goaltender Jeremy Swayman unopen retired the Swiss with 25 saves.

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

Bronze medal for Sweden

Mikael Backlund and Marcus Johansson scored 2 goals each arsenic Sweden bushed Denmark 6-2 to instrumentality the bronze medal earlier Sunday.

It was the 2nd consecutive third-place decorativeness for Sweden portion 4th spot was the best-ever effect for Denmark.

Lucas Raymond and Mika Zibanejad besides scored for the winners portion Nick Olesen and Nikolaj Ehlers scored for Denmark.

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