Lucas Raymond will have to settle for a bronze medal at best as the World Championship enters the final day.
The Detroit Red Wings forward and his fellow Swedes were unable to counter the United States on Saturday, May 24, losing 6-2 in the first semifinal of the 2025 International Ice Hockey Federation event. The game was on home turf, too, at Avicii Arena in Stockholm.
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That bumps Sweden to the bronze medal game, which will be held Sunday, May 25, also at Avicii Arena. Wings defenseman Erik Gustafsson is also part of the Swedish team. The Swedes will play the loser of the second semifinal between Denmark and Switzerland.
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Lucas Raymond of Sweden during the 2025 Ice Hockey World Championship match between Sweden and Czechia at Avicii Arena on May 22, 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden.
The Americans were up 4-0 on Sweden after two periods.
The U.S. moves on to the gold medal game, against the winner of Denmark-Switzerland.
The semifinal outing was a disappointing end for Sweden, and came two days after Raymond scored twice to lift his team past Nordic neighbor Finland in the quarterfinals. That round also spelled the end for Wings forward Marco Kasper, whose Austrians were routed by the Swiss.
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