Canada vs Norway Prediction: Pride of Canada Will Win

Prediction for the IIHF World Championship Canada vs Norway match which will take place on May 22nd. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available. 

Canada

The Canadian national team has once again shown at the World Cup not the most stellar lineup, but it remains one of the main favorites of the tournament. Already in the first game at the 2023 World Cup, the Maple Leafs defeated Latvia - 6:0. After that, Canada stopped being so fierce and started to save strength. They won against Slovenia – 5:2, gave a point to the Slovaks, winning them only by shootouts – 2:1, and achieved a victory against Kazakhs – 5:1. The crucial game for first place was with the wards of Andre Tourigny the day before when they fought the Swiss, but they could not reach a positive result, losing in regular time – 2:3.

Norway

The Norwegian national team came to the World Cup again with the easiest plan – to stay in the elite division. Sometimes the question arises why they need it since Norway keeps the place in the most influential group every year, but then they play so stupidly as if they are forced to do it. Some national team leaders did not come to the 2023 World Cup, but this was a chance for other hockey players to show themselves, but they did not do anything like that. In the five opening games at the tournament, Norway won only one victory over Slovenia – 1:0. They also scored one point with the Kazakhs, losing by shootouts – 3:4, and in the rest of the matches, they looked even worse.

Expert Betting Tips

The Norwegian national team is among the most uninteresting teams at the 2023 World Cup. Norway cannot play effectively, and the competitors must avoid getting too wild in attack. The only thing that can save us from the dull and sluggish hockey in the upcoming game is the pride of Canada, who lost to the Swiss the day before. Therefore now they can try to pour out all their anger on the Norwegians. Nothing will save Norway from defeat.

The Norwegian national team for the five previous games at the 2023 World Cup forced out only five pucks (1.00 on average per game), which looks very bad, and more than half of the goals (three) were scored against Kazakhstan in the opening game. Norway suffered two pucks in the four remaining battles (0.50 on average per game). Canada will unlikely be a team that will miss anything from Norway.