(Prague) Beaten 3-2 by Switzerland in the semi-final, in the shootout, Canada will therefore play for bronze at the world hockey championship.
On the Canadian side, Connor Bedard was the only one to succeed during the five-round shootout, against Leonardo Genoni.
Bedard was the first shooter of the maple leaf.
Jordan Binnington was thwarted by Kevin Fiala and Sven Andrighetto, shooters number two and four.
Genoni sealed the result by stopping Dylan Cozens.
Pierre-Luc Dubois, Damon Severson and Owen Power also missed their chances.
Power made a good fake but the puck stopped on the outside of the post, to the left of the goalie.
“It’s an unbeatable feeling,” Fiala said. It’s special for us to be in the final, regardless of the opponent. I am very proud of our team. Our goalkeeper “Leo” was incredible. »
The Swiss led 2-0 after one period following goals from Fiala and Nino Niederreiter, on power plays.
Canada’s first shot came 11 minutes into the first period – the period ended 17-8 in favor of Switzerland in this regard.
Brandon Tanev and John Tavares fought back in the second and third periods, respectively.
“It was really, really close,” Tavares said. It’s still hard to absorb. You have to give the guys a lot of credit for being tenacious and closing the gap. »
Tavares leveled the score with 2:07 on the clock, during a power play.
There was no goal during the 10-minute overtime.
Genoni blocked 42 shots in regular time.
Canada will face the Swedes with bronze at stake on Sunday.
Sweden was defeated 7-3 by the Czech Republic earlier Saturday.