The 2025 IIHF World Championship group round continues on Tuesday with its third game of the preliminary round, featuring Canada’s National Men’s Team and France.
Canada enters the matchup riding on the high of a 7-1 blowout against Latvia on Sunday, while France couldn’t muster a win over Finland despite an intense battle on the ice, falling 4-3.
The two teams have played against each other 15 times, but Canada holds the lead 13-2, snagging a win against France in their last meeting back in 2022. The Canadians could certainly add to that column this time around with the talented and versatile roster they boast.
Travis Konecny and Nathan McKinnon have two goals and two assists each in the tournament so far, sitting tied for fifth in tournament scoring. Konecny is currently coming off his best NHL season so far, accounting for 24 goals and 76 total points during his time with the Philadelphia Flyers.
France has been primarily relying on special teams to gain momentum, scoring two power-play goals versus Finland to gain a 2-1 lead early. Goalkeeper Antoine Keller made 47 saves for the French, yet it wasn’t enough to hinder Finland from scoring a few late goals to send the game into overtime, broken by Finland’s final blow. Keller currently has a save percentage of .894 at just 20 years old and could be the key to shutting out a fierce Canadian squad.
Will Canada remain undefeated in the prelims, or does France have the defense to match its pace? Follow the action live as the two teams go head-to-head in the IIHF World Championship.
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Bo HorvatNate MackinnonTyson ForesterMacklin CelebriniSidney CrosbyTravis KonecnyAdam FantilliRyan O’ReillyKent JohnsonBrayden SchennPhillip DanaultBarrett Hayton Will Cuylle
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Travis SanheimJared SpurgeonMackenzie WeegarNoah DobsonMike MathesonBrandon MontourRyker Evans
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Jordan BinningtonMarc-Andre Fleury
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Kevin BozonPierre-Edouard BellemareTim BozonAnthony RechLouis BoudonCharles Bertrand Sacha TreilleNicolas RitzAurelien DairAlexandre TexierGuillaume LeclercFabien ColottiBaptiste Bruche
Defense
Hugo GalletVincent LlorcaPierre CrinonJules BoscqKevin SpinozziEnzo GuebeyYohan Coulaud
Goaltenders
Julian JuncaQuentin PapillonWhen Is IIHF World Championship Canada vs. France?
Canada vs. France will face off on Tuesday, May 13 at 2:20 p.m. ET.
Where Is IIHF World Championship Canada vs. France?
Canada vs. France is set in Stockholm, Sweden at the Avicii Arena.
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IIHF World Championship Teams
There are 16 total teams competing in the IIHF World Championship, which have been split into two groups, Group A and Group B. Group A plays in Stockholm, Sweden at the Avicii Arena and Group B plays in Herning, Denmark’s Jyske Bank Boxen.
Group AAustriaCanadaFinlandFranceLatviaSlovakiaSwedenSloveniaGroup BCzechiaDenmarkGermanyHungaryKazakhstanNorwaySwitzerlandUSAIIHF World Championship 2025 Schedule
Tuesday, May 13 – Preliminary Round
10:20 a.m. ET – Latvia vs Slovenia10:20 a.m. ET – Germany vs Norway2:20 p.m. ET – France vs Canada2:20 p.m. ET – Hungary vs Kazakhstan
Wednesday, May 14 – Preliminary Round
10:20 a.m. ET – France vs Slovakia10:20 a.m. ET – Norway vs United States2:20 p.m. ET – Sweden vs Latvia2:20 p.m. ET – Denmark vs Kazakhstan
Thursday, May 15 – Preliminary Round
10:20 a.m. ET – Slovenia vs Finland10:20 a.m. ET – Germany vs Switzerland2:20 p.m. ET – Austria vs Canada2:20 p.m. ET – Hungary vs Czechia
Friday, May 16 – Preliminary Round
10:20 a.m. ET – France vs Austria10:20 a.m. ET – Denmark vs Hungary2:20 p.m. ET – Slovenia vs Sweden2:20 p.m. ET – Norway vs Switzerland
Saturday, May 17 – Preliminary Round
6:20 a.m. ET – Latvia vs Finland6:20 a.m. ET – Germany vs United States10:20 a.m. ET – Sweden vs France10:20 a.m. ET – Kazakhstan vs Czechia2:20 p.m. ET – Slovakia vs Canada2:20 p.m. ET – Norway vs Denmark
Sunday, May 18 – Preliminary Round
10:20 a.m. ET – Austria vs Slovenia10:20 a.m. ET – United States vs Kazakhstan2:20 p.m. ET – Latvia vs Slovakia2:20 p.m. ET – Switzerland vs Hungary
Monday, May 19 – Preliminary Round
10:20 a.m. ET – Slovenia vs France10:20 a.m. ET – Czechia vs Germany2:20 p.m. ET – Finland vs Canada2:20 p.m. ET – Norway vs Hungary
Tuesday, May 20 – Preliminary Round
6:20 a.m. ET – Austria vs Latvia6:20 a.m. ET – Kazakhstan vs Switzerland10:20 a.m. ET – Finland vs Slovakia10:20 a.m. ET – United States vs Czechia2:20 p.m. ET – Canada vs Sweden2:20 p.m. ET – Denmark vs Germany
Thursday, May 22 – Quarterfinal Round
10:20 a.m. ET – TDB vs TBD10:20 a.m. ET – TDB vs TBD2:20 p.m. ET – TDB vs TBD2:20 p.m. ET – TDB vs TBD
Saturday, May 24 – Semifinal Round
8:20 a.m. ET – TDB vs TBD12:20 p.m. ET – TDB vs TBD
Sunday, May 25 – Championship
9:20 a.m. ET – TDB vs TBD2:20 p.m. ET – TDB vs TBDWatch the AHL, ECHL, USHL, And More On FloHockey
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