Canada's victory aids Tre Kronor in world championship

May 24, 2026

Canada defeated Slovakia 5–1 in the ice hockey world championship. The result keeps Sweden's playoff hopes alive ahead of their match against Slovakia.

Canada defeated Slovakia 5–1 on Sunday. The win means Sweden can still reach the quarterfinals if the team beats Slovakia on Tuesday.

Sweden sits fifth in group B after losses to Canada, Czechia and Norway. A victory over Slovakia is required to keep playoff hopes alive.

Head coach Sam Hallam stressed that the team cannot control other results. The match against Slovakia starts Tuesday at 16:20.

What people are saying

Initial reactions on X show Canadian fans celebrating the 5-1 win and playoff qualification, Swedish users expressing relief that it keeps Tre Kronor's playoff hopes alive ahead of their match against Slovakia, and a Slovak fan noting the expected outcome with some disappointment in the margin.

Hoppet lever för Tre Kronor efter Kanadas seger över Slovakien. Knallhårt i två perioder. Seger under ordinarie tid och Sverige krånglar sig vidare till slutspel. Tisdag 15.30, Tre Kronor - Slovakien.

— Niklas Jihde (@NiklasJihde) May 24, 2026

great!! i don't need to worry at least about one of my teams because canada is winning 5-1 against slovakia in the men's hockey worlds and they just secured quarterfinals ♡︎

— zofia ★ mv3 (@zosialoveslouis) May 24, 2026

Well...i mean i kinda expected Canada to win. It's Canada. I hoped for smaller goal difference, but oh well. It was hard and even physically aggresive (mainly from canadian side) match.
Now Slovak team has one last regular match aheaf, against Sweden (1/2) https://t.co/qpwlcMuvsd pic.twitter.com/3w8gkmGIil

— Endery 🇸🇰 (@enderythedragon) May 24, 2026

Canada wins!!! 5-1 over Slovakia!! Let's gooo!! 🇨🇦 #Worlds

— a (@Canuckgirl20) May 24, 2026

Sources

• https://www.na.se/kanadas-seger-hjalpte-tre-kronor/
• https://www.sydsvenskan.se/sport/kanadas-seger-hjalpte-tre-kronor/
• https://www.svt.se/sport/ishockey/tre-kronor-riskerar-att-missa-vm-slutspelet-vi-ar-inte-nojda
• https://hockeynews.se/nyheter/tre-kronors-vm-lever-tack-vare-kanada