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MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAY 10 The BEST OF Top 3 Goals of the Day 10 Top 3 Saves of the Day 10

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MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POWER RANKING As of May 14th, 2017 In the fifth Power Rankings of 2017, the hot young Americans jump into first place, followed by Russia and Canada. Sweden stays close with its new additions. 1. United States: Folks, we beat a Riga-d system...we’re winning Slovak much 2. Russia: What is this “mercy” of which you speak? 3. Canada: Like Justin Trudeau’s abs, we’re still hard to beat 4. Sweden: Rock your body right, Backstrom’s back, alright! 5. Czech Republic: This is unexpectedly fun! 6. Switzerland: Herzog’s a Leafs pick? Plan the parade! 7. Finland: Why make it easy when you can make it hard? 8. Latvia: Yes, but our president isn’t orange 9. Norway: In Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, a guy loses his wife – in overtime 10. Germany: Danke, Anaheim! 11. France: Da Costa living is high, but Da Costa glory is priceless 12. Denmark: We got out-Vikinged 13. Slovakia: Dzurilla, Chara, and Bondra we are not 14. Belarus: If the boss is happy, we’re all happy 15. Slovenia: Pavlovich’s dog. Woof! Drool! 16. Italy: Still the world's greatest Italian-speaking hockey nation Previous Editions May 5th May 7th May 10th May 12th *The Power Rankings are for the enjoyment of IIHF.com readers, and reflect the progress of teams during the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. They are distinct from the official standings and IIHF World Ranking.

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 11 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Denmark vs Italy Period-by-Period: May 15th 2016, h. 16:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne Russia vs Latvia Period-by-Period: May 15th 2016, h. 20:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Canada vs Norway Period-by-Period: May 15th 2016, h. 16:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris France vs Slovenia Period-by-Period: May 15th 2016, h. 20:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 10 Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Switzerland 2 - 3OT Finland Period-by-Period: 2-1, 0-0, 0-1, OT: 0-1 May 14th 2016, h. 20:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris HIGHLIGHTS

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 10 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Denmark 2 - 4 Sweden Period-by-Period: 0-1, 0-2, 2-1 May 14th 2016, h. 20:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne HIGHLIGHTS

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 10 Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) France 2 - 5 Czech Republic Period-by-Period: 0-1, 1-2, 1-2 May 14th 2016, h. 16:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris HIGHLIGHTS

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 10 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Slovakia 1 - 6 United States Period-by-Period: 0-1, 1-3, 0-2 May 14th 2016, h. 16:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne HIGHLIGHTS

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 10 Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Switzerland 2 - 3OT Finland Period-by-Period: 2-1, 0-0, 0-1, OT: 0-1 May 14th 2016, h. 20:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Filppula completes comeback Swiss blow early 2-0 lead, lose 3-2 in OT Valtteri Filppula scored on a bad-angle deke at 2:24 of overtime to complete Finland's comeback from 2-0 down. The win gives the Finns 11 points and moves them to fourth place in Group B while the Swiss stay at 12 points, now in the 3rdplayoff spot. The game mirrored last night's Swiss win over Canada in which the Canadians went up 2-0 early only to lose in overtime, 3-2. Tonight, the Swiss had the 2-0 lead and lost in OT. "It often happens that teams can’t keep a 2-0 lead," said Finn Mika Pyorala. "You start to play too defensively and too passive, and the other team gets momentum. In the second, they pulled back a bit, so we wanted to keep going and felt we had a good chance." The winning goal came when Filppula cut in from a sharp angle and slid the puck between Leonardo Genoni's pads. "He had some good speed coming from the side of the net and I didn’t close the five-hole," Genoni said. "It’s my fault. I’m sorry for the team." "We weren’t ready at the start," said Pyorala. "We gave them two easy goals but we started to push hard and in the third period they got a little tired. We got the momentum and created more scoring chances." The Swiss dominated the opening period but the Finns went to the dressing room down but a goal. The scoring started at 4:40 off the stick of the hot Fabrice Herzog, who scored twice 24 hours ago in the big win over Canada. Tonight, he took a slick feed rom linemate Tanner Richard and fired a bullet over the glove of Joonas Korpisalo for the early Swiss lead. Six minutes later, the Swiss went up 2-0. This time it was a Joel Genazzi point shot that went all the way, bouncing off Korposalo’s glove and in. That was enough for coach Lauri Marjamaki. He pulled his goalie and inserted Harri Sateri, and the move worked. He didn't allow a goal the rest of the way. "It’s not the goalie’s fault," Lajunen said of the move. "It’s a wakeup call for the whole team." The Finns came within one in the final minute. Andres Ambuhl took a minor and misconduct for checking to the head of captain Lasse Kukkonen, who was clearly hurt on the play. Jusso Hietanen batted a loose puck off Genoni and in with 59.3 seconds remaining, giving the Finns a psychological boost heading off after 20 minutes, despite being outshot 11-4. The second was the reverse, as the Finns dominated and were unlucky not to have at least tied the game. But Genoni was solid in goal and his teammates collapsed around him and blocked every shot imaginable. Indeed, the best scoring chance of the period belonged to Swiss Denis Hollenstein who stole a puck inside his blue line and raced down ice, only to be stoned by Sateri. The Swiss had two great chances to increase their lead early in the third. Vincent Praplan was robbed from the top of the crease by Sateri, and then the Swiss had a power play but couldn't do much with it. These missed opportunities cost them. Finland got a power play of its own, and a point shot by Ville Lajunen went all the way at 7:40 to make it a 2-2 game. "When we’re down 2-0 that early, we know there’s time and if we get one goal, we’re right back in it," Jani Lajunen noted. "In hockey, a 2-0 lead isn’t that big. It was a good comeback for us." Both teams have a day off before finishing their round robin on Tuesday. Finland plays Canada and the Swiss take on the Czechs.

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 10 Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Switzerland 2 - 3OT Finland Period-by-Period: 2-1, 0-0, 0-1, OT: 0-1 May 14th 2016, h. 20:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Group B Provisional Standing After Day 10 Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. Canada 5 4(0) 1(1) 22 8 +14 13 Czech Republic 6 5(2) 1(0) 22 11 +11 13 Switzerland 6 4(2) 2(2) 19 13 +6 12 Finland 6 4(2) 2(1) 18 17 +1 11 Norway 5 2(0) 3(2) 10 10 0 8 France 6 3(2) 3(0) 19 18 +1 7 Belarus 6 1(0) 5(1) 11 24 -13 4 Slovenia 6 0(0) 6(1) 12 32 -20 1

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 10 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Denmark 2 - 4 Sweden Period-by-Period: 0-1, 0-2, 2-1 May 14th 2016, h. 20:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne Sweden books QF spot Lundqvist and Backstrom enjoy win Niklas Backstrom bagged two points to lift Sweden to a 4-2 win over Denmark and clinch a quarter-final spot in Sunday's evening game in Cologne. Sweden brought high-profile reinforcements into its local derby against Denmark – and delivered the victory that confirms its quarter-final spot. Niklas Backstrom, who flew in from Washington on the morning of the game, claimed a goal and an assist in Sweden’s 4-2 success, while New York Ranger Oscar Lindberg also tallied a point in his first game of the competition. Goalie Henrik Lundqvist, playing alongside his twin brother Joel, shrugged off the after-effects of his flight from New York to backstop the team with 19 saves. "I felt alright, but not great," Lundqvist admitted after the game. "It's a big rink, my timing's still a bit off and I need a couple of days and a few practices. As the game went on I felt a bit better and obviously we got to spend a lot on the PK so that was good for me. I got to see a lot of how we work together." But it was two goals from William Nylander late in the second period that took the game beyond a hard-working Danish team and made the Maple Leafs forward his country’s leading scoring with nine points. A rally from Denmark in the third period made things tense before Backstrom wrapped up the win with a late power play goal. "It was a good win, we needed it," the goalie added. "Maybe it got a bit close at the end but we finished it off on that power play." With all the hype about the Swedish goalie it was inevitable that the first key play of the game would involved a Lundqvist. The surprise, perhaps, was that it was Joel who made the early impact, opening the scoring in the third minute. Denmark’s Oliver Laurdisen got caught in possession by Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Kruger supplied the feed from behind the net and Lundqvist fired home a wrister from the right circle. For a time it seemed that Sweden would put the game out of reach early on. William Nylander drew a big save from George Sorensen after leaving Matias Lassen trailing in his wake, then Kruger was almost gifted a shooting chance when Emil Kristensen got tangled up bringing the puck out from behind the net. Victor Hedman felt that the new faces on the roster contributed to the team's flying start. "We have added some world class players and we're fortunate to have them on the team," he said. "It means a lot for us to get that kind of talent. To get Hank back there to play a game for us, and then Backstrom and Oscar in on three of the four goals, it's a big contribution from them." Despite yielding the early initiative, Denmark was determined to remind its neighbour that it faced a battle. Nikolaj Ehlers came close to embarrassing the Swedish defence when his blistering pace sent him surging down the left-hand channel. His shot went through Lundqvist’s five-hole only to come back off the post to safety. And Lundqvist had another moment to shine in the middle session with one of those up-close saves that have become something of a trademark for the New York Ranger. Sent sprawling by Matias Lassen’s deflected shot from the point, Lundqvist reacted smartly to block Morten Poulsen’s attempt on the rebound. However, the Danes were struggling to get shots on the net – a failing that was painfully visible on a ponderous 5-on-3 power play shortly after the midway point. Sweden killed that penalty with relative ease and, once back to full strength, showed how an incisive offence can function. John Klingberg’s pass picked out Nylander with an astonishing amount of space beyond the Danish D; the forward took advantage to force Sorensen to make his move before steering the puck round the goalie’s outstretched skate. Lindberg also got an assist on that one, helping him to settle into the tournament. "I was just getting into it in the first period, getting some puck movement and holding onto it," said the forward. "We have a lot of players from North America, good players, and so I think we have a good shot to do well the rest of the way through." Then Nylander added a third as the second period drew to a close. Describing a huge arc from the boards to the slot, he exchanged passes with Backstrom before roofing the puck from close range to give the Swedes a comfortable advantage. The third period saw another fine Lundqvist save, this time flinging out a pad to deny Frederik Storm before the goalie was finally beaten in the 50th minute. Oliver Ekman-Larsson lost out to Ehlers and he fed Morten Madsen for a close-range finish to make it 1-3. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, visiting Cologne to promote next year’s tournament in Copenhagen, finally had a moment to cheer from his countrymen. It got better for Denmark with four minutes to play. Ehlers, whose lightning pace was always a problem for Sweden's defence, set off again on a dizzying rush around the Swedish end. A drop-off pass for Markus Lauridsen was gobbled up by the Danish D-man and suddenly it was a one-goal game. "On that second goal we scored you can see that Nik wheels around and they don’t know where the rest of the guys are," said Oliver Lauridsen. "Then my brother went back door to tap it in. "They scored a couple of goals on mistakes on our part. I thought we had a chance all the way too bad they got a 3-0 lead. " Danish excitement got the better of the team, though. A slashing call against Julian Jakobsen reversed the game's momentum and Backstrom converted the power play to settle the outcome in Sweden's favour.

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 10 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Denmark 2 - 4 Sweden Period-by-Period: 0-1, 0-2, 2-1 May 14th 2016, h. 20:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne Group A Provisional Standing After Day 10 Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. United States 6 5(0) 1(0) 26 11 +15 15 Russia 5 5(1) 0(0) 27 5 +22 14 Sweden 6 4(0) 2(1) 25 11 +14 13 Latvia 5 3(0) 2(0) 11 8 +3 9 Germany 6 3(1) 3(1) 16 20 -4 9 Denmark 6 2(2) 4(0) 11 22 -11 4 Slovakia 6 1(1) 5(2) 10 24 -14 4 Italy 6 0(0) 6(1) 6 30 -24 1

Final Results Group A in Cologne Denmark - Sweden 2-4 (0-1, 0-2, 2-1) 02:19 Joel LUNDQVIST 0-1 35:20 William NYLANDER 0-2 39:06 William NYLANDER 0-3 49:11 Morten MADSEN 1-3 55:17 Markus LAURIDSEN 2-3 57:31 Nicklas BACKSTROM 2-4 Group B in Paris Switzerland - Finland 2-3 After Overtime (2-1, 0-0, 0-1, OT: 0-1) 04:40 Fabrice HERZOG 1-0 10:30 Joel GENAZZI 2-0 19:01 Juuso HIETANEN 2-1 47:40 Mikko RANTANEN 2-2 Overtime Winning Goal scored at 62:24 by Valtteri FILPPULA 2-3 OT

Damn it ! This was so close..but never mind ! Denmark Good job, you fought well ! Now please win it tomorrow for you, for us

Results after 2nd Period Group A in Cologne Denmark - Sweden 0-3 (0-1, 0-2,-) 02:19 Joel LUNDQVIST 0-1 35:20 William NYLANDER 0-2 39:06 William NYLANDER 0-3 Group B in Paris Switzerland - Finland 2-1 (2-1, 0-0,-) 04:40 Fabrice HERZOG 1-0 10:30 Joel GENAZZI 2-0 19:01 Juuso HIETANEN 2-1

Results after 1st Period Group A in Cologne Denmark - Sweden 0-1 (0-1,-,-) 02:19 Joel LUNDQVIST 0-1 Group B in Paris Switzerland - Finland 2-1 (2-1,-,-) 04:40 Fabrice HERZOG 1-0 10:30 Joel GENAZZI 2-0 19:01 Juuso HIETANEN 2-1

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disciplinary Panel Janosik suspended missed game vs USA The IIHF Disciplinary Panel has issued a one-game suspension to Slovak defenceman Adam Janosik. The suspension comes as a result of a checking to the head violation that occurred in Slovakia’s game against Russia on 13 May. Janosik missed country’s game today against USA. The violation occurred at 53:46 in the 3rd period. Russian forward Vl¬¬adislav Namestnikov was carrying the puck through the middle of the neutral zone towards the Slovak blue line. As he was entering the defensive zone close to the left faceoff dot, he made a quick turn towards the right to avoid Slovak defenceman Peter Ceresnak from stopping him. During that time, Janosik made eye contact with Namestnikov, approached from the right side and delivered a check to the head with both of his hands following through with his arms. Both of Janosik’s feet left the ice during this action. No penalty was assessed against Janosik. Based on all facts ascertained, the Disciplinary Panel determined that Janosik had enough time to make another decision other than checking his opponent to the head and neck area. The fact that he jumped into Namestnikov with both hands and followed through with his arms endangered the health of his opponent. This action was dangerous and could have ended up in a serious injury to Namestnikov. The Disciplinary Panel determined that because Janosik hit the head or neck area when making the check at 53:46, he violated Official Playing Rule 124-Checking to the Head or Neck, and that a one-game suspension would be given.

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 10 Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) France 2 - 5 Czech Republic Period-by-Period: 0-1, 1-2, 1-2 May 14th 2016, h. 16:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Czechs beat hosts, 5-2 French can’t capitalize on power plays The effort was there for France but the Czech penalty killers—and goaltender Pavel Fracouz—were superior. France failed to score on two 5-on-3 chances as well as significant power-play time early in the second period. The Czechs recovered to score twice later in the period en route to a 5-2 win. In all, France had 10:35 of power-play time compared to just 2:43 for the Czechs. Yet, the French had one power-play goal and the Czechs two. "The power play was the difference tonight," said France's goalie, Florian Hardy. "We can't win if we don't score on those chances." "We kind of let them in the game with those penalties, but in the end we stuck with it," said Czech captain Jakub Voracek. "Our second goal was huge. It allowed us to take control." The French have yet to beat the Czechs (or Czechoslovakia) in eleven World Championship games dating back to 1937. France’s chances for a place in the quarter-finals took a significant hit this afternoon as a result of the loss. They team remains in sixth spot with seven points but has only one game remaining, on Monday, against Slovenia. But the two teams it could possible catch—Finland (nine points) and Norway (eight)—both have two games remaining. The Czechs, meanwhile, are in the playoffs and now are tied with Canada for first place. "They're a great team," offered Hardy. "I thought we played well, but their goalie was good. It was tough at the end to make a comeback. We expected to make the quarter-finals, in France. Today's result is disappointing." France had two great chances early in the first period but Francouz was that much better. Damien Fleury had a quick shot from the crease in the first minute and later Loic Lamperier was frustrated by Francouz as well. Of course, the Czechs then scored. David Pastrnak moved into the slot and waited patiently until Florian Hardy was screened before beating him to the stick side. But the game started to turn at the end of the first. A Roman Cervenka hooking penalty was followed quickly by a Michal Kempny double minor for high sticking. The French failed to score with the 5-on-3, but early in the second they tied the game with a one-man advantage. Stephane da Costa moved in on goal and tucked a nice deke through the pads of Francouz. Soon after, though, Vladimir Sobotka took another four-minute penalty for high sticking and Michal Repik was called for hooking. The French couldn’t break the game open, though, and they paid the price. Repik came out of the penalty box, took a high pass from Tomas Kundratek deep in his end, and beat Hardy with a long, low shot that the goalie should have stopped. Despite a series of penalties, the Czechs were now up, 2-1. "We had a tough start," Pastrnak said, "but we got the first goal, which was important. Then, we let them in the game by taking some stupid penalties. Repik's goal was huge for us." Then, they increased their lead on a power play of their own. Jan Rutta’s long point shot went by five players in front and beat Hardy high at 17:01 to make it 3-1 and deflate the French confidence. Repik got his second of the game at 8:03 of the third when he took a long pass from Kempny and beat Hardy to the glove side. Antoine Roussel added a second French goal on a sensational effort. Radko Gudas bobbled the puck at the France blue line, and Roussel outskated everyone down the ice, beating Francouz with a nice deke for the highlight-reel goal at 10:38. Tomas Zohorna added an empty netter with 1:03 left to close out the scoring.

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 10 Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) France 2 - 5 Czech Republic Period-by-Period: 0-1, 1-2, 1-2 May 14th 2016, h. 16:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 10 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Slovakia 1 - 6 United States Period-by-Period: 0-1, 1-3, 0-2 May 14th 2016, h. 16:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne Hayes and Skjei a help Gaudreau curates 6-1 drubbing of Slovaks Firing on all cylinders, Team USA net six in rout of Slovaks. Johnny Gaudreau's two goals cap impressive win. The win now gives the United States 15 points in Group A, setting up a final showdown against Russia on Tuesday at LANXESS Arena. The Americans are playing with confidence and skill. It showed today in all areas of thce ice. While they had more than a few turnovers and gave the Slovaks some key chances, Team USA played well and capitalized on their chances. "Slovakia is a well structured team and hard to play against." USA Head coach Jeff Blashill said. "One thing we have to clean up is puck management and turning pucks over." Clayton Keller continued his torrid scoring at 8:12 of the opening period. The Americans worked the puck deep and got a good effort by Anders Lee behind the net. Lee sent a pass in front that Keller picked up and converted for his sixth goal of the World Championship. Brady Skjei also picked up an assist. Skjei and Kevin Hayes played their first game for Team USA and both were active in the period. "I thought both played well tonight especially having traveled yesterday." Blashill said. "Brady is a heck of a defenseman. They are two good pieces to add to a solid core." Skjei got the offence started early with one of the first few shots the Americans generated in the game. The puck was saved but Hayes tried to bat the rebound in. Although he didn’t parlay the opportunity, Hayes was a constant presence in the offensive zone. Both players combined for three shots in the first period. Skjei also added a strong defensive play to strip Andrej Kudrna, preventing him from taking a shot and breaking up a possible Slovakia scoring chance. Skjei was paired with smooth skating Charlie McAvoy and Hayes played on a line with Johnny Gaudreau and Nick Bjugstad. At one point in the first period, Slovak was outshot 9-2 by the Americans but over the remainder of the period reversed the tide going 5-1. Still, Jimmy Howard, making his fourth start, was alert and ready. The Johnny Gaudreau show began in the second period as he scored a goal and assisted on another. The line of Gaudreau, Bjugstad and Hayes was highly effective every time they were on the ice and among the most commanding skaters throughout the game. "Kevin and Johnny played together at Boston College and Bjugstad was good on that line as well." Blashill said. Gaudreau made it 2-0 with some impressive passing. Bjugstad sent a pass to Gaudreau who found Hayes who then sent it back to Gaudreau who expertly fired it home. Slovakia scored with 9:20 remaining in the second to edge back in the game. Libor Hudacek skated around Trevor van Riemsdyk for a shot that Howard saved but Martin Gernat collected the rebound and directed a backhander to make it 2-1. Over the next few minutes Slovakia would elevate their game and start a surge. Michel Miklik got a shot off that was saved about a minute after the goal and then Marcel Hascak tried to find Mario Bliznak in the slot but Howard broke it up with a handy stick check. Team USA recaptured the momentum. Applying pressure in the Slovak zone, Christian Dvorak scored with a solid give-and-go with Gaudreau. Dvorak took the pass of his skate to stick for a backhander upstairs. Jacob Trouba slipped another past beleaguered Slovak goaltender Julius Hudacek. Hudacek misplayed a near his net and could not clear it around the boards then Michal Sersen also had trouble with it, allowing Trouba to gain control and sent perfectly placed shot through the small hole offered by Hudacek with 1:59 left in the period. "They were much better team more speed all over the ice and hard to play against strong teams." Slovak head coach Zdeno Ciger said. "We came in hard but after they scored we got nervous and made too many mistakes." Gaudreau's second tally came courtesy of Hayes who interepted a Slovakian pass in the neutral zone and skated it in the zone and finding his linemate. Anders Lee scored another to widen the lead to five goals en route to the win. Team USA is strong very strong and have developed a certain on ice chemistry that hard not to notice. Head coach Jeff Blashill must be enoucraged with his team's effort so far but will learn a lot more come Tuesday. "Against Russia we have to limit the time and space as much as we can, even though that's difficult on the bigger ice here." Skjei said. "When those guys get time to make plays they've got a ton of skill. We have to limit that and counter with our skill, it should make it a good game."

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 10 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Slovakia 1 - 6 United States Period-by-Period: 0-1, 1-3, 0-2 May 14th 2016, h. 16:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne

yeah..not good at all... There already some rumors that many things will change, the coach staff and GM will be fired and some peoples in the federation (which is the real problem and main reason of the "boycott") will be changed too hopefully this will finally calm the situation and our best players will Finally return to play for our National Team...we are a small country, maybe it doesn´t look like that, but we haven´t so many high level players..and if we miss ALL 25 best players we can not be competitive in any tournament, even more at worlds Unfortunately this is how it is...we are in big troubles. the worst thing is that we really thought everything was solved, during last months, but suddenly durig last weeks we saw that it wasn´t. all NHL players said No, the same from other our key players and now we are in the hell...I can not blame the players in Cologne, they do what they can, but it´s just visible that there a huge lack of quality and we had to send 9 debutants, Guys who never played any match from this level is too much...this is really bad and frustrating situation...hopefully after the worlds everything will be finally solved, we heard yesterday that Miroslav Šatan got a offer to became our General Manager so the things can perhaps really change and getting well. but for now we really have to stay in this division otherwise this will be a real disaster...so Go Denmark !!!

Nope, Denmark has also 4 points so if Italy win in regulation time against DEN. 3 teams will be at 4 points, so then we will use a mini-table of the 3 teams based from their respective matches and in this case 6th. Italy will have 4 points (3 against DEN and 1 against SVK) 7th. Slovakia will have 3 points (2 against ITA and 1 against DEN) 8th. Denmark will have 2 points (2 against SVK, 0 against ITA) Denmark can not be relegated because of next years host immunity, so we will look on the 7th places from both groups and the 7th with less points will be relegated. right now Belarus has also 4 points and score -13 (They play Norway) we are at 4 points and score -14 (we play Sweden) Denmark can save us tonight, any singe point from them against Sweden will save us definitely and send Italy down.

@Agger can you ask your federation how much we´ll have to pay you to save our asses ? I´ll then immediately notify our fede

Final Results Group A in Cologne Slovakia - United States 1-6 (0-1, 1-3, 0-2) 08:12 Clayton KELLER 0-1 25:57 Johnny GAUDREAU 0-2 30:40 Martin GERNÁT 1-2 36:04 Christian DVORAK 1-3 38:01 Jacob TROUBA 1-4 42:16 Johnny GAUDREAU 1-5 47:23 Anders LEE 1-6 Group B in Paris France - Czech Republic 2-5 (0-1, 1-2, 1-2) 08:32 David PASTRŇÁK 0-1 20:53 Stephane DA COSTA 1-1 26:52 Michal ŘEPÍK 1-2 37:01 Jan RUTTA 1-3 48:03 Michal ŘEPÍK 1-4 50:38 Antoine ROUSSEL 2-4 58:56 Tomáš ZOHORNA 2-5