Canada, Germany play for gold at Globe Championship

The 2023 IIHF Men’s Globe Championship wraps up on Sunday with Canada taking on Germany in the gold-medal game.

Canada is seeking to win their 28th Globe Championship though Germany is reaching the final for the initial time in their history.

Watch Canada face Germany LIVE at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on TSN1/four, TSN.ca, and the TSN App.

The Canadians enter the final right after placing collectively a come-from-behind work against co-host Latvia to win four-two through Saturday’s semifinal.

Latvia had a two-1 lead in the third period just before Buffalo Sabres forward Jack Quinn scored 45 seconds into the frame to tie the game. Then, Adam Fantilli deked out the Latvian defence midway via the period and wired a shot property to give Canada a lead they would by no means relinquish.

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Fantilli, the NCAA’s 2023 Hobey Baker Award winner, continues to showcase himself for the 2023 NHL Draft in June by scoring a aim and 3 points in the tournament.

St. Louis Blues forward Sammy Blais and  Philadelphia Flyers forward Scott Laughton also scored for Canada. 

Montreal Canadiens netminder Samuel Montembeault kept Canada in the game by stopping 20 of 22 Latvian shots.

Canada have been to the finals in every of the final 4 Globe Championships and are seeking to win their second gold in 3 years.

Germany enters Sunday’s final right after defeating the leading seeds in each Group A and B in the quarter-final and semifinal.

The Germans upset Switzerland three-1 through Thursday’s quarter-final and had a dramatic overtime victory more than the formerly unbeaten United States in Saturday’s semifinal.

Germany was down two-1 with 1:23 remaining in the third period when Marcel Noebels discovered the puck in a scramble about the United States’ net and scored to tie the game.

Frederik Tiffels was the hero through the 3-on-3 overtime when he wired his shot from the faceoff dot more than the shoulder of USA goaltender Casey DeSmith for his second aim of the game and a spot in the tournament final.

Maksymilian Szuber also scored for Germany.

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Goaltender Mathias Niederberger did his most effective to maintain Germany in the game by stopping 30 of 33 shots.

Germany is assured at least a silver medal which equals their most effective outcome at the men’s Globe Championship.

Latvia will play the United States in the bronze-medal match prior to the final as the host nation appears to win a medal for the initial time at a leading level IIHF men’s occasion.