Sweden tops Canada to win bronze medal at hockey worlds

May 26, 2024, 12:23 PM ET

PRAGUE — Carl Grundstrom scored twice to rally Sweden to a 4-2 victory over Canada and a bronze medal at the ice hockey world championship on Sunday.

Grundstrom netted the winner with 6:18 left in the final period with a shot from the left boards at Prague Arena.

Defenseman Erik Karlsson also scored with Marcus Johansson adding an empty net goal. Goaltender Filip Gustavsson made 20 saves.

Carl Grundstrom celebrates one of his two goals in Sweden’s victory over Canada on Sunday in the bronze medal game of the ice hockey world championship. EPA/MARTIN DIVISEK

It’s the first podium for Sweden since it won the second of its back-to-back titles in 2018, when it beat Switzerland in the final.

Canada last played a bronze medal game in 2018 and lost to the United States 4-1. Since then, the Canadians won the trophy twice and finished runner-up twice with the 2020 edition canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Dylan Cozens scored his tournament-leading ninth goal and Pierre-Luc Dubois added another for Canada, the 28-time champion who finishes empty handed.

Canada and Sweden cruised through the early stages of the tournament, and both won their groups unbeaten but were undone by surprise defeats in the semis — Canada 3-2 to Switzerland in a shootout and Sweden 7-3 to the Czechs.

The Czech Republic and Switzerland meet in the gold medal game later Sunday.

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