ZURICH (AP) — Finland won the ice hockey world championship for the fifth time on Sunday, beating Switzerland 1-0 in overtime.
The Buffalo Sabres' Konsta Helenius scored the gold-winning goal 10:42 into overtime. The 20-year-old Helenius netted from the right circle beating Switzerland goaltender Leonardo Genoni with his team's 27th shot on goal.
Finland netminder Justus Annunen shut out Switzerland with 22 saves.
Finland also won in 1995, 2011, 2019 and 2022.
It's the first medal for Finland since its previous title four years ago.
Swiss disappointment
After finishing runner-up the previous two years, host Switzerland hoped for more this time in front of its home crowd in Zurich.
Switzerland failed to score a single goal in the three finals.
The Swiss lost to the Czechs 2-0 in 2024, and were defeated by the U.S. 1-0 in overtime last year. They also finished second in 2018 and 2013 when they were defeated by rival Sweden.
Switzerland also finished second back in 1935.
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