The host crew defeated Switzerland 2-0 (0-0, 0-0, 2-0) within the closing in Prague on Sunday and gained the title for the seventh time. Star striker David Pastrnak determined the sport, which was dominated by the protection for a very long time, along with his purpose within the fiftieth minute.
Pastrnak had strengthened the Czechs throughout the event after the Boston Bruins have been knocked out of the NHL playoffs and had failed to attain a degree in his three earlier video games. However when it counted, the 28-year-old was there. He beat the Swiss goalkeeper Leonardo Genoni with a robust shot and despatched the 17,500 spectators within the sold-out O2 Area into ecstasy. David Kampf put the ending touches 19 seconds earlier than the ultimate whistle.
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For the Czechs, it was the primary World Championship medal on house ice in 32 years, after they gained bronze as CSFR in 1992. It topped a two-and-a-half-week ice hockey celebration with an awesome environment and a brand new World Championship attendance file of 797,727 guests within the halls in Prague and Ostrava.
For Switzerland, it was their third defeat of their third closing look. In 2013 and 2018, the Swiss misplaced to Sweden within the closing.
Sweden gained bronze
Within the afternoon, Sweden gained a medal for the primary time since 2018. The three-crown crew beat final 12 months’s dethroned world champions Canada 4-2 (1-0, 0-1, 3-1) within the match for third place and took bronze.
The Swedes, who had travelled with many NHL stars, took the lead by means of Carl Grundström (thirteenth minute), Dylan Cozens along with his ninth purpose of the event (twenty third minute) and Pierre-Luc Dubois (forty fifth minute) turned the sport round. Within the end, nonetheless, Erik Karlsson (fiftieth minute), Grundström (54th minute) and Marcus Johansson (sixtieth minute/EN) ensured a conciliatory finish for the Swedes. File world champions Canada went house empty-handed for the primary time in six years.
