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In Group A, Denmark, who had one victory, and Norway, who had three defeats in a row, fought within the first match. And there was a sure sensation on this match – the Norwegians beat the Danes 2:0 (0:0, 1:0, 1:0) and gained the primary three factors.
The creator of the primary purpose within the second half was Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, who scored within the twenty eighth minute. The Danes changed the goalkeeper with a participant on the finish of the match, however with 12 seconds left within the recreation. Eirik Salsten scored the second purpose for the Norwegians.
A very unusual and tough victory in group A was gained by the Canadian nationwide crew, which defeated winless Austria 7:6 (3:1, 3:0, 0:5, 1:0) within the third spherical.
The Canadians led 6-1 at the beginning of the third quarter and regarded calm, however the Aussies scored 3 objectives between the forty first and fiftieth minutes to chop the deficit to 4-6.
To not point out – Europeans 55 min. decreased the distinction to a minimal, and scored the equalizer after changing the goalkeeper with a participant within the final minute.
So the Canadians, who had a relaxed lead, had been compelled to play extra time, nevertheless it did not final lengthy – within the fifteenth second, John Tavares scored a 7-6 victory with an correct shot.
Latvia and Kazakhstan performed their match in Group B in Ostrava. The Kazakhs had one success towards France, whereas the Latvians had crushed Poland and France, however each instances in additional time.
This time Latvians gained 2:0 (0:0, 2:0, 0:0) in three quarters.
On this confrontation, neither crew managed to attain for a very long time, till lastly within the thirty first minute of the second half. Robert Bukartas excelled.
When the Kazakh goalkeeper Andrejs Šutovs was already damaged, the Latvians began to press the opponents and one other purpose fell shortly – Haralds Egle caught the puck flying within the air along with his hand and threw it to himself with a stupendous shot within the thirty fifth minute. doubled the outcome.
Within the second match of group B, France lastly gained after two failures – they defeated Poland 4:2 (2:0, 2:2, 0:0). True, each nationwide groups had a degree every, as a result of they misplaced to Latvia after additional time.
Russia and Belarus have been disqualified from all IIHF competitions because of the battle towards Ukraine. The bans are legitimate till March 2025, however could also be prolonged.
Subsequently, 16 nationwide groups compete on this championship, divided into two teams – A and B.
Groups from Canada, Finland, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Denmark, Norway, Austria and Nice Britain compete in Group A, and in Group B – groups from USA, Germany, Sweden, Slovakia, Latvia, France, Kazakhstan and Poland.
The worst groups in every group will probably be relegated to Group A of Division I.
The groups that took the primary 4 locations within the teams will battle for the medals, which can compete within the quarterfinals.
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