LIVE BLOG Of Switzerland Vs USA, World Championship Final

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25-05-2025

Welcome to a live blog of the 2025 IIHF World Championship gold-medal game between Switzerland and the USA! The events will be listed in reverse-chronological order, so most recent events are seen first. Scroll down to read older events of the game.
A fairly even opening period. Each team had 11 shots on goal and one power play. The Americans seemed a bit more dangerous on their PP but this game is still wide open.
0:00 - End of the 1st period.
0:07 - Swiss back at full strength but the USA continue to press in the zone, finally Genoni covers it.
1:10 - Werenski quarterbacking the PP, gets one shot through to Genoni, USA continues to control in the Swiss zone...
1:44 - USA goes offside on the PP, 1:28 left in the penalty.
2:16 - The USA will go to the power play for the first time as Sven Andrighetto gets his stick into the skates of Jackson LaCombe and gets called for tripping.
2:27 - In that last sequence there was a bit of a flurry in front of Genoni, and at the other end Swayman stops a long shot and covers.
4:58 - Moser's shot from the point hits a screened Swayman, who covers.
5:40 - As the Americans broke out of their zone it looked like Vlasic got his stick up on a Swiss player, who went down but play goes on...
5:58 - Again some back and forth action. A Swiss shot from the point, didn't catch the player, gets blockered out of play by Swayman. Power break.
9:28 - USA back to full strength. I believe Switzerland had 1 shot on the PP and a couple other attempts were blocked.
9:53 - Scramble around the USA net but the Swiss can't find the loose puck, USA ice it to relieve pressure...
11:04 - Swiss go offside on the PP. 1:36 left in the penalty.
11:28 - First penalty of the game. In the corner, Zach Werenski give a cross-check to Denis Malgin across the back. Swiss to the power play.
11:42 - Icing against the USA.
12:20 - The last sequence was back and forth. The Swiss got a couple of shots on net but nothing dangerous. Back the other way, Genoni makes a save and freezes it for a faceoff. Power break.
14:51 - First good scoring chance of the game. The USA pressuring and Eyssimont centered behind the net to O'Connor right in front. Genoni kept it out.
16:35 - Garland and Kukan got their sticks up on each other after a whistle in the Swiss zone. Garland seemed to get clipped in the mouth and is not happy about it. No call on the play.
20:00 - The game is underway.
The teams are on the ice and the opening faceoff is moments away.
Switzerland is the designated home team of this game and is wearing red jerseys trimmed in white and black with white numbers and lettering and a white Helvetic cross on the front, black pants and white helmets. The USA is wearing their white jerseys trimmed in blue and red with blue pants and white helmets.
Switzerland: Genoni (Charlin) – Siegenthaler (A), Kukan, Moser, Glauser (C), Marti, Fora, Berni – Andrighetto (A), Malgin, Meier – Fiala, Ambühl, Niederreiter – Schmid, Moy, Bertschy – Knak, Jäger, Riat – Baechler. Coach: Patrick Fischer
USA: Swayman (Daccord) – Werenski, LaCombe, Skjei (A), Peeke, Vlasic, Kesselring, Buium – C. Keller (C), Cooley, Garland (A) – Thompson, Beniers, Nazar – Gauthier, Pinto, Smith – Eyssimont, McCarron, O'Connor – Doan. Coach: Ryan Warsofsky
Referees: Campbell (CAN), Holm (SWE). Linesmen: Ankerstjerne (DEN), Hautamaki (FIN).
Between these two teams, they have one gold medal at a stand-alone IIHF World Championship, which was won by the USA in 1933. The Americans also won gold at the 1960 Olympics, which also doubled as a World Championship, and at the 1980 Olympics, which did not.
The USA last claimed silver at a stand-alone World Championship in 1950. Yesterday, in a 6-2 semifinal win over Sweden, they guaranteed themselves at least that. It was their first semifinal win following 12 straight losses since 1992, when the IIHF added a playoff format to the World Championship.
Switzerland has had more recent success at the Worlds, making the final in 2012, 2018 and 2024. The Swiss lost to Sweden in 2012 and 2018, the latter in a shootout, and then last year to Czechia in Prague.
These teams met in group stage, with Switzerland beating the USA 3-0. Switzerland finished second in Group B and the USA finished third. Switzerland then beat Austria and Denmark, while the USA beat Finland and Sweden.
Read post-game reaction from the semifinals:
Clayton Keller, Jackson LaCombe, Cutter Gauthier React To USA Semifinal Win Over Sweden On the lucky 13th try,
the semifinal curse is dead. For the first time since the IIHF adopted a playoff format for the World Championship in 1992, the USA is in the final, following a 6-2 win over Sweden in Stockholm.
Andres Ambühl Can End His Career With Switzerland's First-Ever World Championship Gold Last year, following Switzerland's 2-0 loss to Czechia at the World Championship final in Prague,
Andres Ambühl spoke barely above a whisper. There was a feeling that the 40-year-old might have missed his last chance to win a gold medal.
Photo © David Kirouac-Imagn Images: Zach Werenski playing for the USA at the 4 Nations Face-Off