Switzerland beat Canada 3-2 at the IIHF

Switzerland defeated Canada 3-2 in a match for the 1^st place in Group B at Arena Riga for their 5 straight win at the 2023 IIHF World Championship.

Tyler Toffoli (Calgary Flames) notched for Canada the 1^st goal in the game in the 2^nd period.

Switzerland defeated Canada and remains perfect with 15 points in five games to lead the group B.🇨🇭👍 #CANSUI #IIHFWorlds @swissicehockey

Full game story ⤵️https://t.co/x4tKJYQQSM pic.twitter.com/Ox06lNo9Vb

— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 20, 2023

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Still, in the last minutes of the period, Nico Hischier (New Jersey Devils) and Dario Simion (Zug) made a comeback for the Swiss.

Andres Ambuhl (Davos) made it 3-1 for Switzerland as Michael Carcone (Arizona Coyotes) notched for 3-2, but in the final minutes of the clash, Canada failed to tie the game.

🇨🇦 @hockeycanada cuts the lead to one with 3:38 to go. #CANSUI #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/3SIqibqTb2

— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 20, 2023

Switzerland is in 1^st place in Group B with 5 victories from 5 matches, while Canada is in 3^rd place with 4 wins (1 of them OT victory) and 1 loss, but both teams already secured their place in the quarterfinals.