Ice Hockey World Cup
Austria’s preliminary round opponents Canada and Switzerland have booked the first two tickets for the semi-finals at the Ice Hockey World Championships. Defending champions Canada won their duel with Slovakia in Prague with 6:3 (2:1 1:0 3:2), while the Swiss defeated vice world champions Germany in Ostrava with 3:1 (2:0 0:1 1:0). In the evening, hosts Czech Republic will fight against the USA (8:20 p.m., live on ORF Sport +) and Sweden against Finland for a place in the semi-finals.
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The Canadians, from whom the ÖEHV selection had wrested a point in the preliminary round in the 6:7 defeat after extra time thanks to a furious comeback, caught off against Slovakia thanks to goals from Jared McCann (3rd) and Pierre-Luc Dubois (5th). ) a lightning start. Peter Cehlarik scored the next goal in the first third (8th), but shortly after the restart Nick Paul (24th) restored the old lead.
Dylan Guenther (47th) and Brandon Tanev (47th) made the preliminary decision in the final period with a double strike within 20 seconds. Milos Kelemen (48th) and Marek Hrivik (57th) brought the Slovakians back to 3:5, but with a spectacular lob into the empty net to make it 6:3, Paul finally sealed the deal for world champions Canada 50 seconds before the final whistle.
Swiss throw out runners-up world champions
After a 3-1 defeat against Switzerland in Ostrava, Germany is in the World Cup quarter-finals. After the runner-up title in the 2023 World Cup and two German quarter-final victories against Switzerland in the last three years, the Swiss, who competed with six NHL stars, will be in the semi-finals in Prague on Saturday.
The Swiss took a 2-0 lead thanks to a power play goal by Christoph Bertschy (8th minute) and a goal by Nico Hischier (17th minute). Dominik Kahun managed to tie the game in the middle period (32nd minute) but Bertschy made the decision with an empty-net goal (60th minute) in the final period. For the Swiss, it is their first semi-final appearance in six years.
Ice Hockey World Championships in Prague and Ostrava
Quarterfinals: May 23rd Canada Slovakia 6:3 23.05. Switzerland Germany 3:1 23.05. USA Czech Republic 8.20 p.m. * 23.05. Sweden Finland 8.20 p.m. Semi-finals: 25.05. tba tba 2:20 p.m. 25.05. tba tba 6.20 p.m. Game for third place: 26.05. Loser HF1 Loser HF2 3.20 p.m. Final: 26.05. Winner HF1 Winner HF2 8.20 p.m
* Live in ORF Sport +
