{"id":586574,"date":"2026-05-29T18:54:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/586574\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T18:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:54:24","slug":"worlds-check-in-barkov-lundell-still-chasing-gold-in-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/586574\/","title":{"rendered":"Worlds Check-In: Barkov, Lundell still chasing gold in Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not advancing, Matthew Tkachuk and the United States suffered a 4-0 loss to Canada, while Sandis Vilmanis and Latvia fell 2-0 to Norway.<\/p>\n

Breaking out, Vilmanis led Latvia in scoring with 11 points (4G, 7A), which matched his nation\u2019s record for most points ever at the World Championship.<\/p>\n

After missing the first three games of the tournament, Tkachuk went on to rack up seven points (4G, 3A) in just five games for the United States.<\/p>\n

Building off his NHL debut this season, Marek Alscher potted a pair of goals from the blue line for Czechia.<\/p>\n

Trying to help Finland win its first gold medal at the World Championship since 2022, Barkov and Lundell have both been on top of their game.<\/p>\n

Lundell has produced six points (4G, 2A), while Barkov is tied for first on the team\u2019s scoring leaderboard with nine points (2G, 7A).<\/p>\n

Despite missing the entire season with a knee injury, the Panthers captain looks better than ever.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just very happy to be back playing again, and that everything feels good,\u201d Barkov told hockeysverige.se<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With a chance to punch their ticket to the gold medal game, Finland will face Canada on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

In the other semifinal matchup, Norway will battle host Switzerland at 9:20\u00a0a.m. ET.<\/p>\n

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