The USA defeated Austria 3: 2 (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) in overtime.
Benjamin Nisner put the Austrian in the lead in the 15th minute. 20 minutes later, Paul Huber hit the American goalkeeper alone and defeated him with a thunderstorm, but after 17 seconds, Kiefer Belous slipped out of the goal and after the throw, the puck from the Austrian hockey player reached the goal.
In the ninth minute of the third period, Edam Godet scored the majority in the top corner and scored 2: 2. The fight continued in overtime, during which the Austrians knocked down the goal structure and did not use the majority, while the opponents snatched the victory. Alone hired David Hertz, who brought victory to the US national team.
It has already been reported that Norway beat Britain 4: 3 (1: 0, 2: 0, 0: 3, 0: 0, 1: 0) in the post-throw series.
The Czech Republic will meet with Sweden at 20.20. The next game for Latvia is scheduled for Monday with Norway.
In subgroup B, the leader with six points in two matches is Finland, the second place with five points in two duels is taken by the USA, three points in one fight for the Czech Republic and Sweden, two points in two duels for Norway, one point in two fights for Great Britain and Austria, but no points Latvia is in two games.
Meanwhile, France defeated Kazakhstan 2: 1 (0: 1, 2: 0, 0: 0).
Kazakhstan had a good opportunity to give his team the lead but the home team’s goalkeeper Valeria Orehova saved Kazakhstan’s shot that was headed for the top corner from the right. In the second half of the second period, Alexander Texier and Florian Shakyashvili scored seven minutes apart, giving the French leadership and then victory.
In the first game of the day, Canada defeated Italy 6: 1 (1: 1, 3: 0, 2: 0) in the Group A duel. At 20.20, Denmark will meet with Switzerland.
In this group, Canada has six points in two games, Switzerland and Denmark have scored three points each, and France, Germany and Slovakia have played two matches. Kazakhstan and Italy are without points, with two duels behind.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Hockey Federation (IIHF) suspended all Russian and Belarusian teams and clubs from competitions organized by the IIHF. Russia and Belarus will be replaced by France and Austria, which ranked the highest selection of countries not expected to play in the top division.
The 16 teams participating in the tournament are divided into two groups, eight units each, which guarantees seven games for each team in the subgroup competition. After one round of group matches, the four best teams in each subgroup will continue to fight for medals in the quarterfinals, while the weakest teams in the tournament will leave the strongest division last year, with Slovenia and Hungary in the top 16 next year.
The 2022 World Championships in Finland will take place from 13 to 29 May.
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