With Latvia losing 1-0 (0-0, 0-1, 0-0) to Sweden, the Americans finish fourth in Group B and meet Switzerland, winners of Germany’s Group A, in the last eight.
Sweden (18 points) leads ahead of hosts Finland (16), who can secure first place in the evening with a win over the twelve-time world champion Czech Republic (7.20 p.m.). The Czechs (13) can still finish second with a win, while third-placed meets the German team in the quarter-finals. William Nylander (35th) scored Sweden’s only goal on the power play.
