Top 5 WHC Plays of the Day - May 20th, 2026
Check out the five best goals and saves from the fifth day of the IIHF Men's World Hockey Championship.
WHC: Germany 3, United States 4 (SO)
Defending champion United States fell behind twice, but fought back to beat Germany in a shootout. It's the second win for the Americans in four Group A outings.
WHC: Slovenia 0, Sweden 6
Lucas Raymond and Jacob de la Rose scored two goals each and Arvid Soderblom made 16 saves for the shutout as Sweden rolled past Slovenia.
WHC: Italy 1, Czechia 3
Jakub Flek scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period as Czechia came away with the tight victory over Italy at the men's World Hockey Championship.
WHC: Switzerland 9, Austria 0
Theo Rochette scored two goals and added an assist, Timo Meier scored one and added two helpers as Switzerland rolled to a convincing win over Austria, who lost for the first time at this year's men's World Hockey Championship.
Must See: Italy's Clara comes up with flurry of saves to keep Czechia scoreless
With his team clinging to a 1-0 lead over Czechia, Italy goaltender Damian Clara came up with a few massive saves to end the second period.
Finnie discusses 'surreal' opportunity to be on the ice with Crosby and learning from him
Team Canada rookie Emmitt Finnie discusses what the experience has been like playing for Canada at the World Hockey Championships and being on the ice with Sidney Crosby.
Crosby discusses practicing in small rink; what it was like to have his dad in attendance
Sidney Crosby talks about what it was like to practice in a small facility and to have his dad, Troy, in attendance.
Donskov: Sitting with leadership group for Canada's photo is 'something I'll never forget'
First year head coach of Team Canada Misha Donskov discusses "surreal" moment of taking part in Canada's team photo at the World Hockey Championships, and veteran players Sidney Crosby and Ryan O'Reilly talk about the honour to suit up for Canada.
WHC: Slovakia 5, Slovenia 4 (SO)
Kristian Pospisil scored the shootout winner to give Slovakia a 5-4 win over Slovenia in Fribourg. The win puts the Slovaks into second place with eight points, one behind Canada.
WHC: Great Britain 0, Hungary 5
Krisztian Nagy and Istvan Terbocs scored two goals each and goaltender Bence Balizs made 26 saves en route to the shutout as Hungary defeated Great Britain at the men's World Hockey Championship.
WHC: Norway 4, Italy 0
Eskild Bakke Olsen, Noah Steen, Christian Kaasastul and Tinus Koblars found the back of the net and Henrik Haukeland made 20 saves to pick up the shutout as Norway won 4-0 for the second consecutive game at the men's World Hockey Championship.
WHC: Austria 3, Latvia 1
Benjamin Nissner got the third-period power-play winner as Austria beat Latvia for their third straight win at the men's World Hockey Championship. Tim Harnisch and Vinzenz Rohrer also scored for Austria, which last won three Worlds games in regulation time way back in 1999.
WHC: Denmark 1, Canada 5
Canada got goals in the third period from Porter Martone, Gabriel Vilardi, Denton Mateychuk, Ryan O'Reilly and Parker Wotherspoon while Sidney Crosby contributed four assists in the victory over Denmark.
WHC: Czechia 4, Sweden 3
Czechia took an early three-goal lead and managed to fend off Sweden's comeback attempt to pick up three important points with a 4-3 win.
WHC: Switzerland 6, Germany 1
Sven Andrighetto scored twice, and three goals in 3:33 in the second period blew this game open, as Switzerland improved to 3-0 with their 6-1 win over Germany.
Mateychuk discusses 'unreal' feeling of scoring his first goal for Team Canada
Denton Mateychuk shares what made Denmark such a tough opponent, what it means to score his first goal for Canada, and what he can take away from playing with Sidney Crosby.
'They're easy guys to play with': Crosby on his chemistry with Martone and Celebrini
Sidney Crosby shares what was said in Canada's dressing room after both teams were held scoreless through the first two periods, what he enjoys about playing alongside Porter Martone and Macklin Celebrini, and more.
Donskov praises 'world-class' player Celebrini for making 'everyone around him better'
Team Canada head coach Misha Donskov breaks down Caanda's win over Denmark, what Denmark was doing through the first two periods to keep Canada off the board, how the leadership group stepped up lead Canada to a five-goal third period, and more.
Vilardi discusses Canada 'sticking with' the plan to break through vs. Henriksen, Denmark
Gabriel Vilardi discusses what changed for Canada to break through in the third period to score five goals against Denmark, and what this experience has been like for him.
WHC: Canada vs. Denmark extended highlights
Watch as Canada left all their scoring until the third period to defeat Denmark and improve to 3-0 at the men's World Hockey Championship.
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