Athletistic/Hockey. Six games took place at the Ice Hockey World Championship on May 20.
Group A:
USA – Denmark – 3:0
Austria – Finland – 1:3
Sweden – France – 4:0
Pucks from Cutter Gauthier, Alex Taka and Rocco Grimaldi helped Team USA claim victory over Denmark. The Americans won all four league matches, while the Danes suffered the second loss after three straight wins.
Kasperi Kapanen, Antti Suomela and Ahti Oksanen scored for the Finns against Austria, while Dominik Zwerger netted against the Austrians. It is Austria’s sixth defeat in six league games, while the Finns have four wins from six games.
Sweden beat France 4-0. Per Lindholm, Jonathan Berggren and Fabian Zetterlund (two goals) offered victory to the Swedes. Sweden claimed the fifth win in five matches at the tournament.
Group B:
Norway – Czech Republic – 0:2
Canada – Switzerland – 3:2
Kazakhstan – Latvia – 0:7
The Czech Republic beat Norway 2-0 thanks to goals from Dominik Kubalik and Jakub Fleck. It is the Czech Republic’s fourth victory in five matches, while Norway have suffered four defeats in five matches.
Canada was defeated 2-3 by Switzerland. Pucks from Niko Hishir, Dario Simion and Andrés Ambuhl gave Switzerland the win, while Canada scored Tyler Toffoli and Michael Carcone. For the Canadians, it is the first defeat of the tournament, while the Swiss leave without losing points.
Latvia beat Kazakhstan with a score of 7:0. Rihards Bukarts, Oskars Batnea, Mārtiņš Dzierkals, Rodrigo Abols, Miks Indrašis, Kaspars Daugavins and Rodrigo Abols scored goals for the Latvian team. This is Latvia’s fourth consecutive victory, as Kazakhstan have been beaten after defeating Slovakia.
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