Norway's defender #72 Stian Solberg (R) celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's second goal during the IIHF Ice Hockey Men's World Championship bronze medal match between Canada and Norway at the Swiss Life Arena in Zurich on May 31, 2026.

Norway survives Canada comeback to win bronze at Worlds

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Canada's epic comeback bid fell short Sunday as Norway won 3-2 in overtime to capture bronze at the IIHF World Championship.

Canada trailed 2-0 for majority of the contest but rallied with two goals from Robert Thomas in the final two minutes to send the game to overtime. Thomas' final goal came with less than 10 seconds left in the third period. However, Noah Steen bagged the winner for Norway in overtime to capture bronze.

Canada hasn't medaled at the Worlds in three straight years.

NORWAY WINS THE BRONZE MEDAL OVER CANADA! 🚨🇳🇴

NOAH STEEN IS THE OVERTIME HERO!#MensWorlds pic.twitter.com/gbSW96OBPR
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) May 31, 2026

Norway's bronze is its first medal in IIHF history.

Norway jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the first period with a goal from Emilio Pettersen before Stian Solberg cushioned the team's lead with another goal in the second period.

Norway goalie Henrik Haukeland saved 44 of the 46 shots he faced, while Canada netminder Jet Greaves posted a .875 save percentage with 21 stops on 24 shot attempts.