2017 IIHF World Championship final
The 2017 IIHF World Championship final was played at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, on 21 May 2017. Teams representing Sweden and Canada competed for the title of World Champion in ice hockey.
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| Date | 21 May 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Lanxess Arena | |||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Cologne | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 17,363 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The first period of the game was scoreless. Sweden took the lead towards the end of the second period. Canada struck back with a power play goal early in the third period and the game ended with the score tied 1–1. An overtime period saw no further scoring, taking the final to a shootout. Sweden scored two of their three attempts, whilst Canada missed their first four, giving Sweden won the gold medal. It was Sweden's tenth title.
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