The Swedish national team won bronze medals at the Ice Hockey World Championship

The Swedish national team beat the Danish team and won the bronze medals at the Hockey World Cup. The match took place on May 25 at Avicii Arena in Stockholm and ended with a score of 6:2.

Forwards Mikael Backlund (25th minute, 29th), Marcus Johansson (37th, 48th), Lucas Raymond (42nd) and Mika Zibanejad (55th) scored for the winners. Denmark's forwards Nick Olesen (43) and Nikolai Ehlers (46) scored goals.

Thanks to the victory, the Swedish national team was able to become the bronze medalist of these competitions for the second time in a row. Last year, she beat the Swiss team. For Denmark, reaching the top four was the first time in history.

The final match of the World Cup for the first and second places takes place on May 25. The national teams of the USA and Switzerland meet there.

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