Switzerland delivered a commanding 6‑0 victory over Norway on Thursday, advancing to the ice hockey world championship final for the third straight year and setting the stage for a highly anticipated clash with the winner of the Canada‑Finland semifinal scheduled for Sunday.
Goaltender Leonardo Genoni was flawless, turning away all 20 shots he faced to preserve a clean sheet and fuel the team's offensive onslaught.
A barrage of goals
The scoring opened early, with Christoph Bertschy slipping a goal past the Norwegian netminder 2:24 into the first period. Denis Malgin doubled the lead on an odd‑man rush early in the second, and Ken Jager and Damien Riat added markers later in that frame to make it 4‑0.
Nico Hischier and Theo Rochette sealed the win with third‑period goals, while Sven Andrighetto contributed two assists and tops the tournament scoring chart with 15 points from nine games.
The upcoming final will pit the Swiss against the victor of the Canada‑Finland semifinal, a matchup that could determine the championship favorite and give Switzerland a shot at its first title after finishing second in the previous two editions.
Norway will contest the bronze‑medal game, and the Swiss hope to finally break their recent pattern of falling short in the closing stages of the tournament.
The Swiss lineup was missing New Jersey Devils forward Timo Meier, who served a one‑game suspension for a kneeing penalty on Oskar Sundqvist in the semifinal against Sweden.