Sweden's strong-willed victory

Thursday was a really sad day for Swedish fans. Their squad was defeated by the Czechs, leading two goals during the match, and dropped to last place in Group A. On Friday, they needed a victory over Great Britain. True, the opponent did not at all want to put up with the role of an outsider and in the previous meeting even defeated Belarus, having achieved the first success in regulation time at the world championships in 59 years.

And in the match with Tre Kronor, at first it seemed that Peter Russell's charges could make another sensation. Already in the eighth minute, Liam Kirk ran into a quick counterattack and sent the puck into the net. At the same time, she flew into the target along with his teammate, who knocked down Viktor Fast. But the referee counted the goal. Thus, the assets of the forward drafted in the NHL in the tournament already have five goals in five matches, and he is in the lead in the sniper championship race.

But the Swedes quickly bounced back, realizing the majority.

Markus Sørensen distinguished himself.

And in the middle of the second period, Yonatan Pudas, with a powerful throw under the crossbar, brought the favorite forward.

The next goal of Ben Bones, who eventually made an incredible 52 saves, was struck by Mario Kempe.

And shortly before the final siren, the CSKA striker scored a double.

It is also worth noting Sorensen, who scored three points for performance.

Second defeat of Belarus in a row

But for the national team of Belarus, the defeat in the match with Great Britain seems to have dealt a serious blow.

If before they fought on equal terms with the Czechs and Swedes, and even beat the latter, now they have lost to Denmark, which is comparable in class.

Moreover, the first two periods did not foreshadow Mikhail Zakharov's team of serious problems.

Already in the third minute, Artyom Demkov opened the scoring.

True, Nikolai Meyer quickly restored the status quo by realizing the majority.

Following Sergei Drozd was sent off until the end of the game for a blow to the head of Julian Jacobsen.

But the Belarusians held out, and in the middle of the match they even took the lead again.

This time they already managed to punish the opponent for being too rude.

Jesper Jensen received a two-minute penalty, and Mikhail Stefanovich converted the majority almost immediately, having marked with a powerful effective throw from the brushes.

However, it is difficult to say what happened to the team in the final period, because in this segment they conceded four goals in less than eight minutes.

The pressure of the Danes became more and more serious, in the end, the opponent's defense could not stand it, and goals fell in one after another.

Someone else's gate eventually hit Matthias Asperup, Mathias From, Markus Lauridsen and Alexander Truet.

Thus, the Belarusians suffered the fourth defeat in the tournament and dropped to the last place in Group A. The Danes returned to the playoff zone with eight points, displacing the Swedes from there.

Climbing Canada

In Group B, a key match for the Canadian national team took place.

The Maple Leaves suffered three defeats in a row at the start of the tournament, but their victory over Norway on Wednesday gave them hope of reaching the quarterfinals.

And the success in the match with a direct competitor lifted the North Americans almost close to the playoff zone.

At the same time, the opponent won three out of four meetings at the World Cup (two in the shootout) and was not going to stop there.

But at first it seemed that nothing shines in the reporting confrontation with the wards of Yuri Mikhailis.

Already in the sixth minute, Andrew Manjapane sent a shell into the net from a heap of mala at the opponent's goal and converted the majority.

And at the very beginning of the second period, Adam Henrik doubled the team's lead.

However, the Kazakhstanis, as in the previous game with Germany, managed to make an impressive comeback.

This time the main character in the team was the head coach's son Nikita Mikhailis.

The Barys forward completed the team's signature quick counterattacks with twice accurate throws and revived the intrigue.

Unfortunately, the team did not have enough strength for the third period.

In the 48th minute, Cole Perfetti, after a spectacular transfer from Jareth Anderson-Dolan, again brought the Canadian national team forward, and shortly before the final siren, Connor Brown hit the opponent's empty net - 4: 2.

This is how the Maple Leaves won their second victory in a row and cut the gap from the playoff zone to two points.

Especially on their roster, Henrik is worth noting, who in the second match in a row scored three points for performance.

Host misfire

The defeat of Latvia against Norway in the shootout was very handy for the Canadians.

Now the Balts, closing the first four octets, are ahead of the venerable opponent by only two points.

It is curious that the hosts of the tournament had to determine the winner in the post-match series for the second time and lost again.

Earlier they were grieved by Kazakhstan - 2: 3.

The reporting meeting began for the Bob Hartley team not very well.

Already in the fourth minute, Sondre Olden opened the scoring.

However, the Latvians quickly managed to turn the tide of an unsuccessful match.

Goals by Renars Krastenbergs and Ronald Kenins gave them a minimal advantage.

However, at the beginning of the second period, the team again left without the proper attitude and immediately allowed Ken-Andre Olimb to excel.

And he managed to score in the minority.

At the start of the final 20 minutes, the situation repeated itself - Matthias Emilio Pettersen brought the Scandinavians ahead.

But Christian Rubins helped Latvia move the game into overtime.

In the shootout, the main characters were the goalkeepers.

Matis Kivlenieks made three saves, but this was not enough to win, since his partners made only one attempt.

As a result, Mikael Hagi's shot was decisive.