Sweden scored four times in the third period to break open a close game, sending the team to its third straight win in Buffalo.
Perhaps the nicest goal was the last of the game. Elias Pettersson danced around defenceman Simon le Coultre, cut in on goal, and swept the puck in the far side to make it a 7-2 game.
The win gives Sweden a 3-0 record and first place in Group B. With the loss, the Swiss are 1-2 and stuck in fourth place.
The Swedes got one power-play goal and another short-handed. They opened the scoring in the first with the extra man. Alexander Nylander made a perfect slap-pass to Lias Andersson cutting in front, and Andersson made a nice deflection past Mattheo Ritz.
Switzerland tied the game on a brilliant little play from Nicolas Muller. He noticed that Swedish defenceman Linus Hogberg cut dangerously close to his goalie heading up ice and slapped Hogberg’s stick. In the process, the puck went into the net past an unsuspecting Filip Larsson.
In the second, however, Sweden controlled play and scored two pretty goals. Andersson picked off a weak pass from Tobias Geisser inside the Swiss blue line and waltzed in on goal, beating Ritz with a pretty little deke at 6:07.
Six and a half minutes later, another turnover presented itself to Sweden. This time, Valentin Nussbaumer was too casual with the puck inside the Sweden blue line on a power play. Axel Jonsson Fjallby made the steal and sprinted the length of the ice before roofing a shot over Ritz’s glove for a 3-1 lead.
The Swiss weren’t entirely done, though. This time it was Jacob Moverare of Sweden who was stripped of the puck in his end on a Swiss power play. Marco Miranda made the quick play, moved in on Larsson, and rifled a high shot in with just 45.4 seconds left in the period to give the Swiss some life heading to the dressing room.
Sweden made it 4-2 early in the third off another turnover inside the opposition blue line. This time a nice three-way passing play led to the goal when Nylander moved the puck to Elias Pettersson. Pettersson made a final pass in front, but Swiss defenceman Tim Berni got his stick on the puck and tipped it over Ritz's glove at 4:55. An own goal at the worst time.
Tim Soderlund added another at 10:01 flying down hs off wing and cutting in front before roofing a shot.
ANDREW PODNIEKS
Perhaps the nicest goal was the last of the game. Elias Pettersson danced around defenceman Simon le Coultre, cut in on goal, and swept the puck in the far side to make it a 7-2 game.
The win gives Sweden a 3-0 record and first place in Group B. With the loss, the Swiss are 1-2 and stuck in fourth place.
The Swedes got one power-play goal and another short-handed. They opened the scoring in the first with the extra man. Alexander Nylander made a perfect slap-pass to Lias Andersson cutting in front, and Andersson made a nice deflection past Mattheo Ritz.
Switzerland tied the game on a brilliant little play from Nicolas Muller. He noticed that Swedish defenceman Linus Hogberg cut dangerously close to his goalie heading up ice and slapped Hogberg’s stick. In the process, the puck went into the net past an unsuspecting Filip Larsson.
In the second, however, Sweden controlled play and scored two pretty goals. Andersson picked off a weak pass from Tobias Geisser inside the Swiss blue line and waltzed in on goal, beating Ritz with a pretty little deke at 6:07.
Six and a half minutes later, another turnover presented itself to Sweden. This time, Valentin Nussbaumer was too casual with the puck inside the Sweden blue line on a power play. Axel Jonsson Fjallby made the steal and sprinted the length of the ice before roofing a shot over Ritz’s glove for a 3-1 lead.
The Swiss weren’t entirely done, though. This time it was Jacob Moverare of Sweden who was stripped of the puck in his end on a Swiss power play. Marco Miranda made the quick play, moved in on Larsson, and rifled a high shot in with just 45.4 seconds left in the period to give the Swiss some life heading to the dressing room.
Sweden made it 4-2 early in the third off another turnover inside the opposition blue line. This time a nice three-way passing play led to the goal when Nylander moved the puck to Elias Pettersson. Pettersson made a final pass in front, but Swiss defenceman Tim Berni got his stick on the puck and tipped it over Ritz's glove at 4:55. An own goal at the worst time.
Tim Soderlund added another at 10:01 flying down hs off wing and cutting in front before roofing a shot.
ANDREW PODNIEKS
