4 Face-off nations: Team USA falls to Sweden; Settled to face Canada in the title game
Tim USA She lost her first game in 4 nations on Monday night, fell to Sweden, 2-1, at TD Garden in Boston.
However, despite Mani on record, they will continue to play in the championship game on Thursday night at the same arena against Canadawhom they defeated on Saturday, 3-1.
Tim USA was not in full force in this match, because Matthew Tkachuk was absent from the bench with an injury to the lower body. Auston Matthews also took the night to fight illness.
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Swedish striker Adrian Kempe (10) and Team USA defender Zach Werenki (8) essential for the goalkeeper of Jake Ottingers (30) during the second in the game on the ice 4 nations in the ice hockey at TD Garden. (Bob Dechiara-Hagn Pictures)
Also, his brother, Brady, was injured at the beginning of the first period during the attack in the Swedish zone, which is worth monitoring the entry into that title match against Canada.
Still, now they first arrived on the board thanks to Chris Kreider, New York Rangers Star, who scored his first goal of the tournament.
Kreider has not yet played in the tournament, but it was necessary with the number of attackers. And he didn’t waste time to turn on, he hit before she ticked for an hour of the first period for one minute.
Zach Werenski got a pass from Jack Eichel and shot the net that Samuel Ersson saved, but the aversion went right to the Kreider’s stick. The Kreider did not waste time, a one -time deflection to find the back of the net.
But Sweden made sure that she took the lead to the locker room after the first period after Jesper Bratt scored his first goal in the tournament with just 56 seconds remaining.
This goal was given by Sweden to the lead after Gustav Nyquist had previously tied things to his first goal of the tournament.
The second and third periods remained with no result, but Team USA threatened late in third place when Jake Oettinger was invited to a bench to enable an additional American ice striker.
Swedish striker Jesper Bratt, 63, was congratulated by his teammates after scoring a goal during the first period in the game of 4 nations of the face in a hockey game against the Team USA in TD Garden. (Bob Dechiara-Hagn Pictures)
More chances were seen with 6-on-5, but Sweden managed to prevent any return from the US to go with the first win in the tournament.
Prior to this match, Sweden lost to both Canada and Finland in extension, which gave them two points.
It could be a loss, but the Team USA will be against Team Canada in what is expected to be another fiery conflict after it happened during the weekend.
In nine seconds, three fights broke out, as the United States players took an exception to Montreal audience during the “Star Transparent”. Canada arrived on the table for the first time thanks to Connor McDavid, but Team USA answered with three unanswered goals to win in a rival game.
The Swedish striker Leo Carlsson, 91, is controlled by the park, while the Defender of the Team USA Brock Faber (14) defends himself during the second period in the game of 4 nations of the face on the ice in TD Garden. (Bob Dechiara-Hagn Pictures)
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Now the scene will be Boston for this championship, and Canada, who had previously defeated Finland on Sunday, 5-3, will seek revenge and the final right of bragging before the second half of the NHL season began.
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