The winner of Tuesday’s Switzerland-Sweden clinches a spot in the U-18 World Championship semis while the loser has to wait
Switzerland (1-2-0, 3 points) takes on Sweden (1-1-1, 4 points) on the final day of Group B play at Trio Arena in Vantaa, Finland, Tuesday. The winner clinches a berth in the knockout stage while the loser will have to await the outcome of the Kazakhstan vs. Canada matchup later in the day. The Kazakhs have two points in the standings and could jump past the loser between the Swiss and the Swedes with an unlikely victory against the powerful Canadian squad. Both teams hold head-to-head victories over Kazakhstan, however, and would advance if a tiebreaker becomes necessary. The Swiss and Swedes each come off losses on Sunday.
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Sweden battled back from a 2-0 deficit to force overtime on the strength of Linus Eriksson’s goal at 13:47 of the third period. However, Czechia picked up the 3-2 shootout victory when the puck came off Victor Eklund’s stick in the final round. Eklund’s goal late in the second period got Sweden on the board, with Eriksson picking up an assist.
Switzerland played even with Canada for a period before taking a 1-0 lead on Kimi Koerbler’s unassisted goal 2:47 into the second. The Canadians got the equalizer just 10 seconds later, took the lead at 5:55 and never looked back in an 8-1 rout. The Swiss outshot Canada 15-6 in the opening period but mustered just 12 shots on net the rest of the way.
Alexander Zetterberg leads Sweden with two goals and five points in the tournament while Ericksson also has five points with a goal and four helpers. Goalie Love Harenstam has an .884 save percentage and 2.60 goals-against average. Koerbler’s two goals paces Switzerland while Glan Meier tops the squad with a goal and three points.
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