Switzerland achieved its seventh victory in its seventh group game at the Ice Hockey World Championships in its own country – and Canada also remains undefeated. This means that the pairings in the quarter-finals have been determined.
In the Swiss Life Arena in Zurich, the Swiss won 4-2 on Tuesday evening against their previously undefeated pursuers Finland. They gave up a 2-0 lead after the first third, and Aleksander Barkov from the Florida Panthers scored a brace to equalize. In the final third, Ken Jäger (HC Davos) and Nico Hischier (New Jersey Devils) caused the fans to cheer.
With a maximum of 21 points and 39:7 goals from Group A, Switzerland will face Sweden in the quarter-finals, who had previously won 4-2 against Slovakia and thus slipped into the knockout round. In the end, Germany only finished fifth in Group A.
The Canadians won the top game in Group B on Tuesday evening 3-2 against the Czech Republic – despite being 0-2 behind after 28 minutes. A brace from Macklin Celebrini (San Jose Sharks) and then John Tavares (Toronto Maple Leafs) turned things around.
The Olympic silver medalist finished the group stage with 20 points. Now there is the rematch of the final in Milan on Thursday – against the USA.
All results from Tuesday:
- Norway – Denmark 4:3 aet
- Hungary – Latvia 1:8
- Sweden – Slovakia 4:2
- USA – Austria 4:1
- Switzerland – Finland 4:2
- Czech Republic – Canada 2:3
Ice Hockey World Cup: The quarter-finals at a glance
| Switzerland (A1) | Sweden (B4) |
| Canada (B1) | USA (A4) |
| Finland (A2) | Czech Republic (B3) |
| Norway (B2) | Latvia (A3) |
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