| Game Name: | 2022 IIHF World Championship final |
| Visitor: | |
| Visitor Per1: | 0 |
| Visitor Per2: | 0 |
| Visitor Per3: | 3 |
| Visitor Ot: | 1 |
| Home Per1: | 0 |
| Home Per2: | 1 |
| Home Per3: | 2 |
| Home Ot: | 0 |
| Date: | 29 May 2022 |
| Arena: | Tampere Deck Arena |
| City: | Tampere |
| Attendance: | 11,487 |
| Previous: | 2021 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The 2022 IIHF World Championship final decided the winner of the 2022 IIHF World Championship. It was played at the Tampere Deck Arena in Tampere, Finland on 29 May 2022.[1]
Finland and Canada faced each other for the third consecutive time in the finals, and sixth overall. Finland won in 2019, while Canada prevailed in 2021.[2] [3] Finland took the gold with a 4–3 overtime win.[4]
| Finland | Round | Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Result | Preliminary round | Opponent | Result | |
| 5–0 | Game 1 | 5–3 | |||
| 2–1 | Game 2 | 6–1 | |||
| 4–1 | Game 3 | 5–1 | |||
| 2–3 (GWS) | Game 4 | 6–3 | |||
| 6–0 | Game 5 | 3–6 | |||
| 3–0 | Game 6 | 2–3 | |||
| 3–0 | Game 7 | 7–1 | |||
| Preliminary | |||||
| Opponent | Result | Playoff | Opponent | Result | |
| 4–2 | Quarterfinals | 4–3 (OT) | |||
| 4–3 | Semifinals | 6–1 | |||