Despite the loss in overtime with 12 points, Sweden remains in the second place of group B, the Americans were third with ten points before the Czechs got ahead of them in the evening.
The Northerners scored first in a duel between two teams that will be rivals of the Czech national team on Monday and Tuesday, but in the end they lost the invincibility as the last team in Group B in Tampere. The winning goal was scored in 64:48 by striker Adam Gaudette, who scored three points in the match for two goals and a pass.
Ice Hockey World Championship 2022: USA – Sweden match summaryVideo: CT sport, SPORT.CZ
By increasing the Austrians, Finland has increased the lead at the head of the “Czech” group and is sure of advancing to the quarterfinals. Goalkeeper Jussi Olkinuora caught zero for the third time. He has played in four matches in the tournament so far and has collected a single goal. The Austrians, on the other hand, have lost hope of participating in the playoffs and a battle with the British to keep them among the elite awaits them.
Ice Hockey World Cup 2022: match summary Austria – FinlandVideo: CT sport, SPORT.CZ
The Swiss remained the only undefeated tournament in total and with the full number of 15 points out of five matches they are now leading Group A.
Striker Andres Ambühl was able to fully enjoy the record 120th match at the World Championships, beating German defender Uda Kiessling.
Ice Hockey World Cup 2022: match summary Canada – SwitzerlandVideo: CT sport, SPORT.CZ
The defenders of the triumph, on the other hand, suffered their first loss in the tournament.
The duel was preceded by a ceremony during which Ambühl received a commemorative jersey. It was his second historic entry into the tournament, as the 38-year-old Davos player outperformed defender and compatriot Mathias Seger in 17th place at the World Championships.
Ice Hockey World Championship 2022: match summary Denmark – FranceVideo: CT sport, SPORT.CZ
The Danish hockey players scored their third victory in the fifth match of the tournament and stayed in fourth place in the group B table with a real chance to advance to the quarterfinals. The goalkeeper Sebastian Dahm took part in a clean account, for which only 19 interventions were enough for him. France has five points after five duels and is sixth.
The Slovaks confirmed their role as the favorite against Italy. At the end of the group’s fights, a direct battle for the quarterfinals with the Danes awaits them, which Canada has yet to face.
Ice Hockey World Championship 2022: Italy – Slovakia match summaryVideo: CT sport, SPORT.CZ
The goals of the bronze medalists from the February Olympic Games in Beijing were taken care of by Michal Krištof and Adam Sýkora, who at the age of 17 and 256 days became the youngest Slovak shooter at world championships in history, and Alex Tamáši.
For Italy, Alex Trivellato reduced the lead to 1 – 2 after 45 minutes. They have only one point on their account and on Monday they will have a direct fight for rescue with Kazakhstan.
| Hockey World Championship |
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| Group A (Helsinki) |
| Denmark – France 3: 0 |
| Goals: 17. Regin, 26. Blichfeld, 59. Jakobsen. |
| Canada – Switzerland 3: 6 |
| Branky: 12th Johnson, 15th Lowry, 20th Batherson – 13th Fora, 16th Kukan, 20th Siegenthaler, 27th Hischier, 44th Suter, 59th Meier |
| Italy – Slovakia 1: 3 |
| Goals: 45. Trivellato – 11. Krištof, 20. Sýkora, 50. Tamáši |
| Group B (Tampere) |
| USA – Sweden 3: 2 in overtime |
| Goals: 8th and 65th Gaudette, 39th Schmidt – 3rd Dahlin, 47th Grundström. |
| Austria – Finland 0: 3 |
| Branky: 2. Filppula, 25. Granlund, 48. Rajala |
| Norway – Czechia 1: 4 |
| Goals: 45. Hoff – 7th and 41st from tr. shooting Pastrňák, 23. Vrána, 59. Červenka |
| Group A table: | ||||||||
| 1. | Switzerland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:10 | 15 |
| 2. | You have | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:14 | 12 |
| 3. | Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:12 | 12 |
| 4. | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:9 | 9 |
| 5. | Slovakia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:18 | 9 |
| 6. | Francie | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8:12 | 5 |
| 7. | Italy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10:27 | 1 |
| 8. | Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10:24 | 0 |
| Group B table: | ||||||||
| 1. | Finland | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:5 | 16 |
| 2. | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:9 | 12 |
| 3. | CR | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:10 | 10 |
| 4. | USA | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:9 | 10 |
| 5. | Norway | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12:18 | 5 |
| 6. | Latvia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10:16 | 5 |
| 7. | Austria | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11:19 | 4 |
| 8. | Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4:24 | 1 |
