Latvia was defeated, the United States found itself on the edge of the playoff zone. Results of the day of the World Hockey Championship
Vladimir Laevsky May 19, 2024, 10:15 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
The Canadians, Swedes and Czechs keep winning, and the British are happy even when they lose.
On May 18, the seventh day of play of the 2024 World Hockey Championship took place. Let’s summarize the results of the past six games.
The Swedes, who had not lost a single game in the tournament, scored two goals in the seventh minute and went into half-time with a comfortable lead. Latvia did not give up and even managed to recover. It took the team only 23 seconds! However, midway through the second half, something occurred to Elvis Merzlikin and he allowed three goals on three straight shots in 26 seconds. Sweden easily achieved a crushing victory and consolidated first place in Group B.
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The Swiss, always famous for their strong squad, came into the match against Denmark as clear favorites, who had not yet suffered defeat at the 2024 World Cup. Goals from NHL players Nico Hischier and Roman Josi quickly confirmed the status quo . The rest was a matter of time. Switzerland scored three more goals in the second and third periods and led the match to a crushing victory. 8:0! At the end of the day, Patrick Fischer’s team took second place in Group A.
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Germany, after defeating Latvia (8-1) and Kazakhstan (8-2), continued its victorious advance. Poland, however, also imposed fierce resistance in this match. In the middle of the third period, already losing 0-3, the Poles scored twice in 122 seconds and got closer to the rival. It seemed that this sensational team could also surprise this time, but John-Jason Peterka’s goal 52 seconds after Filip Komorski’s goal ended Poland’s aspirations. Meanwhile, Germany rose to second place in the group along with Sweden, the United States and Slovakia. Poland remains last.
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The Finns, who unexpectedly lost to outsider Austria, started the match against the 2024 World Cup favorite strongly. Two goals in the fourth minute seemed like a powerful start, but Canada rallied in the first half. Esse Puljujarvi scored a double in the second, but Owen Power tied it after 65 seconds. And in the third period, the Canadians pressed on and achieved their fifth consecutive victory. Finland has only seven points from five games.
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Slovakia achieved its fourth consecutive victory. This time the team did not experience any major difficulties in the match against France. The double was designed by Neftekhimik and Izhstal legend Libor Hudacek. With this victory, Slovakia moved up to third place in Group B, knocking the United States down to fourth place.
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The hosts of the tournament started the match actively and in the fifth minute they were already leading 2:0, leaving Great Britain with practically no chance to come back. At the start of the second half, Lukas Sedlak completed a quick counterattack by the Czech Republic. In the 23rd minute, after a good combination, the British went back one goal and rejoiced as if they didn’t really care about the score. As a result, the Czech Republic won group A and Great Britain remained the only team that had not yet scored points.
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