Jeremy Swayman Shines as Team USA Advances to Gold Medal Game at 2025 IIHF World Championship
Jeremy Swayman’s remarkable run at the 2025 IIHF World Championship shows no signs of slowing down. On Saturday, the Boston Bruins netminder delivered another stellar performance, helping propel Team USA to a dominant 6–2 victory over Sweden at Stockholm’s Avicii Arena. With the win, the Americans are now just one victory away from capturing their first gold medal at the tournament in over 90 years.
Swayman was rock-solid between the pipes, turning aside 27 of 29 shots to maintain his undefeated streak in the tournament. He now boasts a 1.98 goals-against average, ranking fifth among all goaltenders in the championship — a testament to both his consistency and composure under pressure.
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The game also saw a breakout performance from Shane Pinto, who led the offensive charge with a three-point night. On the defensive side, Andrew Peeke chipped in with a solid outing, finishing as a plus-1. Team USA even had to contend with a familiar face on the ice — Bruins teammate Elias Lindholm, who found the back of the net for Sweden in the third period to temporarily narrow the gap. But the Americans shut the door from there, closing out the semifinal with authority.
The U.S. now awaits the winner of the other semifinal between Czechia and Canada, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Not only are they vying for their first IIHF World Championship gold medal since 1933, but this marks their first appearance in a senior men’s international final since that unforgettable overtime showdown with Canada in the 2010 Olympic gold medal game in Vancouver.
For Swayman, the tournament has become a defining moment in his young career, and if he can backstop Team USA to gold, his name could be etched in the history books alongside the tournament’s all-time greats.