Switzerland dominated the leaderboard, but Finland's golden upset redefined the final standings. Discover which elite stars powered their nations to the top in this statistical breakdown.
Now that the 2026 IIHF World Hockey Championships are in the books, it's time to put the final touches on who led the tournament in scoring.
Heading into the final day, there was a lot of attention on Switzerland, who went a perfect 9-0 and had five scorers in the top 10. Unfortunately, they couldn't seal it in overtime, and they lost to Finland. However, it was a tournament to remember, so let's look at who finished where in the leading scorers.
2026 Worlds Top 10 Scorers:
- Sven Andrighetto - Switzerland - 4 G, `11 A, 15 P
- Macklin Celebrini - Canada - 6 G, 8 A, 14 P
- Denis Malgin - Switzerland - 5 G, 8 A, 13 P
- Roman Josi - Switzerland - 5 G, 7 A, 12 P
- Lucas Raymond - Sweden - 5 G, 6 A, 11 P
- Nico Hischier - 6 G, 5 A, 11 P
- Sandis Vilmanis - 4 G, 7 A, 11 P
- Timo Meier - Switzerland - 3 G, 8 A, 11 P
- Aleksander Barkov - Finland - 3 G, 8 A, 11 P
- Rudolfs Balcers - Latvia - 7 G, 3 A, 10 P
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