Last Saturday, Team USA defeated Germany 6-1 to win its first tournament match. Thirteen U.S. players scored
including five multi-pointers: Johnny Gaudreau (1g, 1a), Michael Kesselring (1g, 1a), Shane Pinto (2a), Cole Caufield (2a), and Seth Jones (2a).
Slovakia beat Kazakhstan 6-2 yesterday after losing 6-4 to Germany in the tournament opener.
Slovakia beat Kazakhstan 6-2 yesterday after losing 6-4 to Germany in the tournament opener.
U.S. and Slovakia last met in the world championship quarterfinals in 2021, when Colin Blackwell and Conor Garland scored twice to win 6-1.
. Slovakia won the 2019 world championship preliminary round in Kosice 4-1.
Alex DeBrincat scored the only U.S. goal before a sellout crowd at Steel Arena.
Jack Eichel was awarded Player of the Game. Seven of the 13 series meetings have been won by the U.S. Saturday's
Saturday's game hurt goaltender Alex Lyon, who returned to the U.S. Today, Team USA will dress Alex Nedeljkovic (Pama, Ohio/Pittsburgh Penguins) and Trey Augustine (South Lyon, Mich./Michigan State University) in goalSaturday's