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ZURICH, May 31 (Reuters) – Konsta Helenius struck the only goal of the game in sudden-death overtime as Finland beat Switzerland 1-0 to win the gold-medal \u200bgame at the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship on Sunday, breaking \u200cthe hearts of the hosts as they lost their third final in three years.<\/div>\n
After suffering an overtime loss to the United States in last year’s final, the \u200bSwiss were thwarted again, this time by a disciplined Finnish side \u200bwho kept their cool to the very end when Helenius \u2060struck 10:42 into the extra period.<\/div>\n
Finland had a goal disallowed for \u200bhigh sticking in the first period, and a pair of penalties with five \u200bseconds left in the frame saw them start the second with two men in the sin bin, but they expertly killed the penalties despite a raucous home crowd \u200broaring on the Swiss.<\/div>\n
There were more penalties in the third period \u200bbut neither side could break the deadlock in a tense, tactical affair, and the game \u200cwent \u2060into a frenetic period of sudden-death three-on-three overtime.<\/div>\n
Jesse Puljujarvi hit the post for the Finns within 30 seconds and the action boiled from end to end until the 20-year-old Helenius drifted out of the left corner \u200band back across \u200bthe ice before \u2060unleashing an unstoppable shot into the net then throwing off his gloves and helmet to begin celebrating.<\/div>\n
The victory \u200bensured a fifth world crown for the Finns, and \u200bSwitzerland have \u2060now played in six world championship deciders without ever winning the gold medal.<\/div>\n
Earlier, Norway pulled off a sensational 3-2 overtime win over Canada in the bronze-medal \u2060game to \u200bsecure their first-ever medal in the tournament, \u200bwith Noah Steen getting the winner 3:32 into the extra period to stun the top-seeded \u200bCanadians and send them home empty-handed.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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