Defending U-18 world champion United States takes on Norway, which has yet to score in the tournament, in Group A play on Saturday
The United States (1-0-0, 3 points) looks for its second straight victory at the 2024 IIHF World Championships on Saturday when it takes on Norway (0-1-0, 0 points) at Metro Arena in Espoo, Finland. The U.S., the defending gold medalist, blanked Slovakia in its opening game on Thursday while Norway took a pounding from host Finland in its first game on Friday. Ten teams in two groups compete in the tournament, with the top four in each group advancing to the knockout stage and the last-place finishers meeting to determine which team is relegated to Division I next year. Group A games take place in Espoo while Group B plays in Vantaa, roughly 18 miles northeast.
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Game Date: April 27, 2024
Game Time: 10:30 a.m. ET
TV: NHL Network
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The United States opened the tournament on Thursday, scoring three goals in each period of a 9-0 pummeling of Slovakia. Cole Eiserman posted a hat trick and James Hagens netted a pair of goals and logged two assists. Nicholas Kempf made 24 saves to earn the shutout.
On Friday, Norway found itself at Finland’s mercy in a 7-0 loss in which it was outshot 54-12. The Finns led 3-0 after one period and put in four more goals in the second. Norwegian goalie Markus Walberg headed to the bench after Finland’s sixth goal at 32:35 of the second period, with Amund Martinsen stopping 16 of 17 shots the rest of the way.
Last year’s gold medal for the United States marked its first since 2017 and extended its record total to 11 since the tournament launched in 1999. The U.S. also leads in all-time medals with 19, adding five silver and three bronze medals. Norway still seeks its first hardware at the event.
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