With their own chances of advancing gone, Norway was motivated to play the role of spoiler in its last game of the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship and came up with a 3-1 win over a Kazakhstan team that could have secured its first ever quarter-final berth with a win.

The U.S. extended its winning streak to four games with a 2-1 victory over Norway at Arena Riga on Saturday.

Michael Haga scored in the shootout as Norway beat Latvia 4-3 in Group B action on Friday at Arena Riga.

Connor Brown had a goal and two assists to lead Canada to a crucial 4-2 win tonight over Norway. It was the first win of the tournament after opening with three losses and moved Canada into a tie with Norway for 6th place in Group B with three points.

In a year of firsts, upsets, surprises, and never-befores, Finland took care of business and beat Norway by a 5-2 score to remain undefeated in all-time play against the Norwegians at the World Championship.

This year, Mathias Trettenes is playing in his sixth IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. In the previous five, he had scored three goals in 32 games. In Norway’s second game of the 2021 edition, the 27-year-old HC La Chaux-de-Fonds forward scored three in his team’s 4-1 victory over Italy.

In a balanced attack, five different players scored for Germany and 19-year-old Lukas Reichel recorded two points in a 5-1 win over Norway.

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It wasn't just goals that dictated Norway's 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship performance. Some epic saves from Henrik Haukeland kept things interesting too.