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The United States team is currently the best team in the World Cup. The Americans are the only team to have won all group stage matches with 34 goals, five more than the second-best Swiss. Only 8 goals were conceded, only the Swedish defense is better – 7. But the Americans beat the Swedes in a head-to-head 4:3 in the last match of the group stage, but in the end the first place gave a more serious opponent in the quarter-finals than the second. The American team went to the Czech Republic, to Sweden – to Latvia. But all the same, Americans with such a game have to go through the Czechs. In any case, against a background of indistinct Canada, the United States team is seen as the favorite of this tournament. Although it cannot be said that the Americans are an extremely powerful team. The leader of this team is a young Cutter Gauthier, the second pick of the 2022 draft, who was chosen by Philadelphia. He has 6 goals to his name, only Dominik Kubalik has scored more (8), with whom he will have a duel today. The team’s leading scorer and the tournament’s second leading scorer behind Kubalik is TJ Theinen, who spent his final AHL season with the Ontario Reign and scored 81 points in the regular season. Second-team scorer Rocco Grimaldi also played this year in the AHL, and for the “Rockfort” he has only 7 goals and 14 assists. Yes, they are experienced players who are already over 30, but their best years are behind them. Tynan did not shine at all in the NHL, he played only 21 games, the rest of his career was spent in the AHL. If we take well-known players, in the first link, the United States has captain Nick Bonino of Pittsburgh, two-time Stanley Cup winner, Alex Tuh of Buffalo, Nick Perbyx of Tampa Bay and Dylan Samberg of Winnipeg. The goalie is also good – Casey Desmith from Pittsburgh.
The Czech Republic only took fourth place in the group and even let Latvia pass. The Czechs lost to the first three teams in the group – Latvia 3:4, Switzerland 2:4, Canada 1:3. A Kubalik drags the team, but almost no one supports the Detroit forward. Only veterans Roman Cervenka and Michal Kempny also stand out. They all play on the same line. The team has only 6 NHL players: Weimelka goaltender Kubalik, as well as third line players Zborjil, Kaut, Zohorna and Shmeikal. But statistically, they are not impressive.
Hockey. World Cup 2023. Quarter-final. United States – Czech Republic. Direct
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