Ice Hockey World Cup 2022 | CUTS: The Slovaks destroyed the Danes in the battle for everything! The elite for medal fights is clear

Tuesday’s fighting began at 11:20. In a direct battle for victory in the group, the Swiss defeated the Germans 4: 3 after separate raids and in the end remained the only undefeated team in the tournament.

Then it became clear that the Swiss, as the winners of Group A, could not run into the Czech team in the quarterfinals. They will face the United States. The Germans finished second in the table and will be the opponent of the Czech team.

In the simultaneous match, the Swedes approached the first place in Group B, beating Latvia just 1-0. However, Tre Kronor was eventually relegated from the first place by the home Finns after the evening three-point win 3-0 over the Czechs. The Latvians lost hope of advancement after the defeat.

The defeat of the Latvians gave the USA team progressive confidence. The Americans then finished victorious in the basic group against Norway, which was only an honor. USA soon led by two goals, the Northerners reduced it to 2: 3, but Sean Farrell confirmed the victory of the overseas team with a shot in the empty goal in the 60th minute.

The Slovaks competed against Denmark in the battle for everything. The eastern neighbors necessarily needed a three-point victory to participate in the quarterfinals, and from the beginning they pushed the tired Danes, who had a much shorter time to regenerate after Monday night’s historic success over Canada. The team captain Tomáš Tatar directed the Slovaks to advance in the first period, after the second act the score was 5: 0.

In the final twenty minutes, the Northerners only managed to spoil the net account of goalkeeper Adam Húsk, but the Slovak team finished the match in euphoria and increased the amount of its success, thanks to which it reached the opponent in points and advanced to its expense thanks to a better mutual match.

The Slovaks finished fourth in the group A table and in the quarterfinals they will compete with the winner of group B Finland, the fifth Danes have only eyes for crying …

The Canadian hockey players outclassed France 7: 1 in the final match of Group A at the Helsinki World Championships and advanced to the quarterfinals from third place. In the playoffs, gold defenders will face Sweden on Thursday.

Canada won after two defeats, with four assistants involved striker Drake Batherson, two goals scored by his teammate in the elite formation Pierre-Luc Dubois. France finished sixth in the group.