Today was Day 4 of the 2019 IIHF World Championships from Slovakia.
In Group A action from Kosice, there were two games in action today:
United States v. Finland
Slovakia v. Canada
The United States would defeat the team from Finland with a 3-2 overtime win.
.@usahockey captures the extra point against @leijonat #USAFIN #IIHFWorlds
Read more at: https://t.co/KyJoxZzTG0 pic.twitter.com/QBS7Ou24eY
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 13, 2019
In the second game, Canada would go on to defeat the team from Slovakia with a 6-5 win.
@HC_Men wins a back-and-forth battle with Slovakia with seconds left in regulation!
Read all about it >> https://t.co/X5iX4mOcDG pic.twitter.com/80sIZsmozx
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 13, 2019
In Group B action, there would also be two games that took place.
Russia v. Czech Republic
Norway v. Sweden
In the first game, Russia would go on to defeat the team from Czech Republic with a 3-0 win.
Vasilevski denies The Czechs and helps @russiahockey pick up a 3-0 win over @narodnitym #IIHFWorlds
READ MORE https://t.co/AfZkwNjJLw pic.twitter.com/Jl3FYcNk9h
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 13, 2019
In the second game from Bratislava, Sweden would go on to demolish the team from Norway with a 9-1 win.
Sweden was nice enough to give Norway a goal, and takes home another big win. @Trekronorse #IIHFWorlds
READ MORE: https://t.co/LmtlVWM3gx pic.twitter.com/te2JjNpdV3
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 13, 2019
Day 5 games taking place tomorrow:
Group A
Tuesday, May 14:
Great Britain v. Denmark
Germany v. France
Wednesday, May 15:
United States v. Great Britain
Germany v. Slovakia
Group B
Tuesday, May 14:
Italy v. Latvia
Switzerland v. Austria
Wednesday, May 15:
Switzerland v. Norway
Russia v. Italy
For full standings in the 2019 IIHF World Championships, please go to the IIHF’s website by clicking here.
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