The U.S. men’s hockey team scored ten pucks on Kazakhstan’s goal in the world championship match on Sunday, as Austria continued its successful championship run with a victory over Norway.
USA hockey players defeated Kazakhstan in Ostrava with a score of 10:1 (4:0, 3:0, 3:1).
Matt Baldy scored two goals and four assists for the winners, Brady Tkeczak had three goals and one assist, Johnny Goodreau had 1+4, Zach Werenski had three assists, and Brock Nelson, Kevin Hayes, Gavin Brindley each scored one goal. and Luke Kanin. Alikhan Omirbekov scored the only goal for Kazakhstan.
Nikita Boyarkin scored seven shots from 45 shots, and Andrejs Shutovs – three from 13. The Kazakhstan national team scored 14 times on the goal guarded by Aleks Nedelkovic.
In the last game of the day in Ostrava, Latvia will meet Slovakia.
In Group B, Sweden has 15 in five matches and a place in the quarter-finals is secured. USA has 13 points in six games, Germany -12, and Slovakia has 11 points in five contests. Latvia has seven points, France – four and Kazakhstan – three points, while Poland has one point.
On the other hand, the Austrians beat the Norwegians in Prague with the result 4:1 (0:0, 3:0, 1:1).
Peter Schneider scored two goals and had one assist for the Austrians, also hitting Dominik Zwerger and Mario Huber in an empty net, while Marco Rossi collected three assists. Sander Engebroten scored the only goal for the Norwegians.
The goal was guarded by Dávids Kickerts and Henrik Haukelann, both national teams making 27 shots each.
Later in the fight for first place in the subgroup, Switzerland and Canada will meet.
In Group A, the Czech Republic has 15 points from six games, while Switzerland and Canada have 14 points from five games each, securing a place in the quarterfinals for all three teams. Finland and Austria have seven points from five and six games respectively, Denmark has collected six points from six matches, Norway has three points and Great Britain has no points.
The 16 teams participating in the tournament are divided into two groups, with eight teams each, which guarantees seven games for each team. The top four teams in each group will continue the medal fight in the quarter-finals, while the weaker teams in both groups will leave the stronger division, and next year will be replaced by Hungary and Slovenia in the top 16.
Last year, the Canadians triumphed in the world championships, beating Germany in the decisive match, while Latvia won the bronze medals, defeating the USA national team in overtime.
The World Championship will take place in the Czech cities of Prague and Ostrava until May 26.
2024-05-19 16:59:27
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