Scheifele completes hat trick in OT for Canada’s 6-5 win over Norway at ice hockey worlds

FRIBOURG, Switzerland (AP) — Mark Scheifele completed a hat trick by scoring 29 seconds into overtime to give Canada a 6-5 victory over Norway at the ice hockey world championship Thursday.

Ryan O’Reilly scored with 1:39 left in regulation to force overtime by redirecting Macklin Celebrini's shot from the blue line into Norway's net.

Scheifele netted twice in the first period after Norway had built a 2-0 lead on goals from Eskild Bakke Olsen and Johannes Johannesen.

The Winnipeg Jets center, who amassed a 103-point regular season in the NHL, scored his first while falling to the ice and made it 2-2 with a slap shot with 2:10 left in the opening period.

The teams traded goals in the second period. Norway took the lead on Noah Steen's power-play goal before Gabriel Vilardi evened it at 3-3, also on a power play.

Dylan Cozens put Canada ahead 31 seconds into the third with a short-handed goal.

But Steen and Tinus Luc Koblar scored less than two minutes apart to give Norway a 5-4 lead, setting up O’Reilly's tying goal that came shortly after Canada pulled goalie Cam Talbot for an extra attacker.

Later Thursday, Oliver Okuliar tallied a goal and two assists to lead Slovakia past Denmark 5-1 in Fribourg.

The Slovaks and Canada both have 11 points atop Group B. Czechia is one point back in third. Denmark is without a point.

The top four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals.

Host nation Switzerland made it five wins from five with a 4-1 victory over Britain in Group A in Zurich. Nino Niederreiter scored two goals for the Swiss, who lead the group with 15 points.

Britain, a newcomer to the top division, remains without a point.

In another game in Zurich, Finland beat Latvia 7-1 and is in second with 12 points. Latvia captain Rudolfs Balcers scored just 10 seconds into the game.

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Norway's Noah Steen, left, and Canada's Morgan Rielly fight for the puck during the 2026 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship preliminary round group B game between Canada and Norway, in Fribourg, Switzerland, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Anthony Anex/Keystone via AP)

Norway's Noah Steen, left, celebrates after scoring during the 2026 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship preliminary round group B game between Canada and Norway, in Fribourg, Switzerland, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Anthony Anex/Keystone via AP)

Canada's Mark Scheifele, right celebrates the winning goal in overtime with teammates, during the 2026 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship preliminary round group B game between Canada and Norway, in Fribourg, Switzerland, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Anthony Anex/Keystone via AP)

Canada's Ryan O'Reilly, left, scores the 4-4 against Norway's goaltender Tobias Normann, top center, Norway's Christian Kaasastul, top left, Norway's Max Krogdahl, bottom center, next to Canada's Sidney Crosby, right, during the 2026 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship preliminary round group B game between Canada and Norway, in Fribourg, Switzerland, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Anthony Anex/Keystone via AP)

Canada's Mark Scheifele celebrates the winning goal in overtime of the 2026 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship preliminary round group B game between Canada and Norway, in Fribourg, Switzerland, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Anthony Anex/Keystone via AP)

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A renowned Mount Everest guide who this week scaled the peak a record 32nd time urged authorities on Friday to limit climbers on the summit.

The number of climbers making the ascent on the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) peak from the Nepalese side is higher this season because China has closed the route from Tibet. Everest can be scaled from either the southern side in Nepal or the northern side in China.

On Wednesday, 274 climbers reached the summit, the highest number on a single day from the Nepal side. A total of 494 climbers have been issued permits by Nepal’s mountaineering authorities and an equal number Sherpa guides are accompanying them.

“It was very crowded this year compared to last year,” Kami Rita Sherpa told reporters at Kathmandu airport after flying back from the mountain. “There is a need for authorities to control this number.”

Climbers only get a few windows of good weather to make their attempt on the summit. A large number of people waiting in a fixed rope line they are all clipped into increases the risks of a traffic jam and exposes the climbers to increased hours of harsh weather.

Kami Rita's closest competitor, Pasang Dawa Sherpa, scaled the peak for the 31st time on Friday, which was his second successful ascent this week.

Kami Rita, 56, first climbed Everest in 1994, and has been making the trip nearly every year since. He is one of many Sherpa guides whose expertise and skills are vital to the safety and success of foreign climbers aspiring to stand on top of the mountain each year.

His father was among the first Sherpa guides. In addition to Everest, Kami Rita has climbed other peaks that are among the world’s highest, including K2, Cho Oyu, Manaslu and Lhotse.

Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita returning from Mount Everest after his record 32nd successful ascent, arrives at an airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita, second right, returns from Mount Everest after his record 32nd successful ascent at an airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Son of renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita arrives to welcome his father returning from Mount Everest after his record 32nd successful ascent at an airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita returning from Mount Everest after his record 32nd successful ascent, is welcomed as he arrives at an airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita, center right, returning from Mount Everest after his record 32nd successful ascent is presented with shawls and flowers as he arrives at an airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)