Ice Hockey World Championship
Brutally efficient Finns crush defending champions USA
Defending champion USA suffered its second loss in just its third game at the Ice Hockey World Championship in Switzerland!
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Finland defeated the U.S. team 6-2 (3-1, 2-0, 1-1) on Monday in Zurich and took over the lead in Group A from Austria. In Group B in Fribourg, gold medal favorite Canada celebrated its third win in three games with a 5-1 (0-0, 0-0, 5-1) against Denmark, with superstar Sidney Crosby setting up four goals.
Efficient Finns
The Finns impressed with their efficiency in the first 22 minutes, with five of ten shots finding the net of Joseph Woll (Toronto Maple Leafs), who was subsequently pulled from the game. Lenni Hameenaho (7th, 22nd/PP), Patrik Puistola (9th), Aatu Räty (15th), and Saku Mälananen (22nd) sealed the deal with their goals.
Canada didn’t show scoring prowess until the final period and took a 3-0 lead thanks to goals by Porter Martone (41st), Gabriel Vilardi (44th), and Denton Matychuk (44th). After Nick Olesen’s goal to make it 1-3 (51st), Ryan O’Reilly (52nd) and Parker Wotherspoon (60th) added two more.
Czechs Win After Lightning Start
In the evening games, Switzerland celebrated a rout against Germany in Group A in Zurich, and the Czech Republic prevailed against Sweden in the Group B showdown in Fribourg. Our northern neighbor quickly took a 3-0 lead through goals by Matej Blumel (4th), Dominik Kubalik (13th), and Jakub Flek (13th).
However, the Three Crowns team cut the lead to 2-3 with two power-play goals before the first intermission. In the second period, the Czechs missed their chance to seal the deal, and the game went into the final period at 4-3. There, despite a late surge, the Swedes failed to score, leaving the Czech Republic in second place behind Canada for now.
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