Each day throughout the World Championship tournament in Slovakia, Second City Hockey will provide updates on how the Blackhawks players and prospects are performing. For more coverage on the tournament, visit secondcityhockey.com/world-championship-2019.
Sweden 5, Latvia 4
Defenseman Erik Gustafsson and forward Marcus Kruger both recorded one shot in Sweden’s win over Latvia.
Gustafsson was on the ice for two goals against.
Gustafsson can’t block the shot and Latvia ties the game at one #Blackhawks #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/foRsc3OVfj
— Four Feathers Podcast (@FourFeathersPod) May 20, 2019
The Swedes put the puck into their own net and this game is tied at 2 #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/P97oBx3oNl
— Four Feathers Podcast (@FourFeathersPod) May 20, 2019
Former Blackhawks forward Dennis Rasmussen (KHL Metallurg Magnitogorsk) scored an empty-net goal for the game winner with 34 seconds remaining in regulation.
Sweden wins it on an empty netter by Dennis Rasmussen, and with just seconds left in regulation 🚨#IIHFWorlds | #Trekronor pic.twitter.com/HKLkLBkVPA
— jacqueline taylor (@jxcquelineoh) May 20, 2019
With the victory, the Swedes became the last team from Group B to qualify for the quarterfinal round. The other three teams are Russia, Czech Republic and Switzerland.
Canada 5, Denmark 0
Forward Dylan Strome did not record a shot or a point in Canada’s shutout win against Denmark.
Prospect Mathias From played in his third consecutive game for the Danes.
Relegation battles
Both Great Britain and Italy avoided relegation with victories over France and Austria, respectively. The Brits stayed up with Ben Davies’ overtime goal and Sean McMonagle scored the winner in a seven-round shootout for the Italians.