The United States beat Sweden – Denmark beat France

Group A

Switzerland-Canada 6:3

The Swiss ice hockey team is going from victory to victory at the World Championships in Finland. Switzerland defeated Canada 6-3 after falling behind three times in Helsinki and is the only team at the World Cup not to lose a point. After a runaway first division (3:3), NHL strikers Nico Hischier, Pius Suter and Swiss Timo Meier fired for the win.

The Swiss team will meet France in the next match on Sunday evening. Regardless of the outcome of this match, national coach Patrick Fischer’s team will play Germany to win the group on Tuesday afternoon.

Canada 3-6 Switzerland (3-3, 0-1, 0-2)
Helsinki. 5676 spectators. – SR Heikkinen / Öhlund (FIN / SWE), Davis / Spur (USA / CZE). –
gates: 12 Johnson (Berzal, Graves) 1-0. 13. Fura (Meyer, Kurashev) 1: 1. 15. Laurie (Exclude Patterson!) 2-1. 16. Kukan (Hischier, Corvi/Exclusion Batherson) 2: 2. 20. (19:03) Patterson (Brazal) 3-2. 20. (19:51) Siegenthaler (Sutter, Malgin) 3: 3. 27. Hischier (Kukan / Exclusion Anderson) 3: 4. 44. Siegenthaler (Malgin, Semyon / Punishment shown) 3: 5. 59. Meyer 3: 6 (in the empty gate). –
punish: 4 times 2 minutes against Canada, 2 times 2 plus 5 minutes (Mayer) against Switzerland.
Canada: Thomson. Severson, Sanheim; Whitecloud, Chabot. Holden, Graves May. Roy, Dubois, Cousins; Anderson, Laurie, Selinger; Paterson, Berzal, Johnson; Jicky, Mercer, Comtoa; Odell.
Switzerland: Jenoni. Kokan, Signhaler; Fura, Janis Moser; Glauser, Geiser. perch; Ambul, Corvi, Herzog; Kurashev, Hescher, Meyer; Simeon, Malgin, Sutter; Thorkopf, Birchi, Shiroy; Riat.
Notes: Switzerland without Marti (patient), Miranda, Beira (both extra) and Eichlemann (reserve goalkeeper). – Honoring Ambul in the 120th World Cup match (world record). His tenth goal was canceled due to the goalkeeper’s obstruction. The bar 38 Comtowa. – Shots: Canada 25 (12-7-6); Switzerland 27 (13-5-9). Strength-playing yield: Canada 0/3; Switzerland 2/4.

Denmark 3-0 France

Switzerland reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Finland before defeating Canada because Denmark beat France 3-0.

The Slovaks can still catch up with the Swiss, but coach Patrick Fischer’s team won the head-to-head duel 5:3. Even with the constellation that the Danes finished the group stage with twelve points alongside Switzerland and Slovakia, his fellow Icebergs are reaching the knockout stage due to head-to-head matches. Germany also fixed in the quarter-finals.

The Danish team, coached by Heinz Eilers, scored a goal in each period against the French team and celebrated their third victory in the fifth half. If they defeat the Slovaks on Sunday, they will be in the top 8 at the World Cup for the third time after 2010 and 2016.

Denmark 3-0 France (1-0, 1-0, 1-0)
Helsinki. – 3,007 spectators. – SR Hansen / Rekucki (NOR / USA), Beresford / Sormunen (GBR / FIN). –
gates: Regen (Storm, Marcus Lorissen) 1-0. 26. Bleichfield (Marcus Loresen, Ahlers / Terry disqualified) 2-0. 59. Jacobsen (Storm) 3:0 (in the empty goal). –
punish: 3 times 2 minutes against Denmark, 5 times 2 minutes against France.

Italy 1-3 Slovakia

Italy remained without a victory in the World Cup. Although they once again put in a respectable performance against the Slovaks, a win was not within reach as the Slovaks were already 2-0 up after the first half.

Italy 1-3 Slovakia (0-2, 0-0, 1-1)
Helsinki. – 3,442 spectators. – SR Ansons / Rohatsch (LAT / GER), Constantinou / Zunde (France / Lat).
gates: 11. Kristof (Tatar, Slavkovsky) 0-1. 20. (19:54) Sikora (Slavkovsky, Tatarstan) 0-2. 45. Trivelato (Kostner / Exclusion Slafkovsky) 1: 2. 50. Tamasi (excluding Ivan, Lantusi / Petain) 1: 3. – punish: 5 times 2 minutes against Italy, 4 times 2 minutes against Slovakia.

group b

United States – Sweden 3: 2

In the second group in Tampere, the Swedish national team suffered its first defeat in the fifth match. They lost to the United States 2-3 after overtime. Adam Judd scored the decisive goal 12 seconds before the end of overtime. The Ottawa Senators’ position was 1-1 (8th place) and Nate Schmidt prepared 2-1 (39th place).

USA 3-2 Sweden (1-1, 1-0, 0-1, 1-0) next
Tampere – 8304 spectators. SR Lawrence/Stano (Canada/SVK), Obwegisser/Van Osten (Switzerland/Canada). –
gates: 3. Dahlin (Lang (Aman) 0:1.8. 8. Judette (Myers, Beck) 1: 1. 39. Schmidt (Gaudette, Tynan / Grundstrom Exclusion) 2: 1. 47. Grundstrom 2: 2. 65. (64) : 48) Judit (Tainan, Swayman) 3:2-
punish: 3 times 2 minutes each.

Austria-Finland 0:3

Finland is not showing any weaknesses against Austria and surely they win 3-0. Servette’s Valtteri Vilpola took the lead after just two minutes. Another National League player, Tony Raggala, scored to make the score 3-0.

Austria 0-3 Finland (0-1, 0-1, 0-1)
Tampere – 11’573 spectators (all sold out). – SR Ingram / Nord (CAN / SWE), Briganti / Chaput (USA / Canada). –
gates: 2. Filppula (Hartikainen, Granlund) 0-1. 25 Granlund (Hartekainen and Littonen) 0-2. 48. Men’s (Vilbola) 0-3. –
punish: 3 times 2 minutes against Austria, 1 time 2 minutes against Finland.

Norway – Czech Republic 1: 4

The United States (3-2 after extra time against Sweden) and the Czechs (4-1 over Norway), who started the tournament with convincing results, significantly improved their starting position on Saturday. In the strong B group, the Americans and the Czechs are 3 and 4 with ten points each. Latvia (5) and Norway (6) can still catch up, but both have yet to win their remaining matches and both face Sweden as well.

Norway 1-4 Czech Republic (0-1, 0-1, 1-2)
Tampere – 6012 spectators. – SR Frandsen / MacFarlane (DEN / USA), Nittyla / Yletyinen (FIN / SWE). –
gates: 7. Pastrnak (Krejci, Cervenka/Lilleberg Exclusion) 0:1.23. Vrana (Cernoch, Kundratek/Exclusion Mats Olimb) 0:2.41-(40:48) Pastrnak 0:3 (penalty). 45. Hoff (Trettenes, Haga / Sklenicka excluded) 1: 3. 59. Cervenka (Pastrnak, Krejci) 1: 4 (inside empty goal). –
punish: 6 times 2 minutes against Norway, 5 times 2 minutes against the Czech Republic.

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