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The Guardian
24-05-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
US men's hockey team make world championship final in best result since 1950
The United States beat Sweden 6-2 to advance to the final of the ice hockey world championship on Saturday. In Sunday's final, the US will play Switzerland or Denmark, who meet in the late semi-final. Jeremy Swayman stopped 27 shots and the US remained on course to win the worlds for the first time since 1933. The Americans were also formally awarded the title in 1960 and 1980 when they won the Olympic tournaments and the worlds did not take place. By reaching the final, the US achieved its best result since the silver medal in 1950. 'It's a good feeling,' captain Clayton Keller said. 'There's one more game to win. We're going to focus on tomorrow.' The US jumped to 2-0 in the opening period, outshooting the Swedes 13-3. Brady Skjei scored 6:52 in with a shot from the blue line that went through heavy traffic in front of goaltender Jacob Markstrom. Cutter Gauthier doubled the advantage with 2:47 remaining, picking up the puck after a shot by Shane Pinto was blocked and directed it into the net between Makstrom's pads. Gauthier was born in Skelleftea, Sweden, in 2004 when his father, a goaltender, played for a local team. Conor Garland added the third with 8:53 to go in the second, knocking in a rebound. Mikey Eyssimont made it 4-0 on a 4-on-2 rush from the right circle. Samuel Ersson replaced Markstrom in the Swedish net at the start of the final period. William Nylander scored the first for Sweden 6:32 into the the third period, and Elias Lindholm scored another 41 seconds later to give Sweden some hope at 4-2. But defenseman Jackson LaCombe beat Ersson for the fifth with 8:51 to go. Shane Pinto finished it off into an empty net to complete a three-point game after assisting on the opening two goals. 'Every single guy contributed and I couldn't be more proud of our group,' US coach Ryan Warsofsky said. Sweden have to settle for the bronze medal game for the second straight worlds.
CNA
24-05-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Ice hockey-US thrash Sweden 6-2 to advance to world championship final
STOCKHOLM :Team USA hammered co-hosts Sweden 6-2 on Saturday to advance to Sunday's final of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship, giving the Americans a chance at their first gold medal at the tournament for more than 90 years. Olympic gold medallists in 1960 and 1980, the Americans have not won gold at the world championship since 1933, but their drubbing of co-hosts Sweden sets them up for a decider against either Switzerland or surprise package Denmark, who face off in the second semi-final later on Saturday. The Americans stunned the fervent home support by taking the lead at the 6:52 mark of the first period, defenceman Brady Skjei picking up the puck on the blue line to the left of the goal and firing a perfectly-placed shot into the top-right corner, and the Americans never looked back. The crowd were silenced again with 2:47 left in the first as Cutter Gauthier swivelled in front of goal and sent a shot zipping between the legs of Sweden goaltender Jacob Markstrom. The Swedes had no answer for the speed and aggression of their opponents, managing only three shots on target in the first 20 minutes as their deep roster struggled to find time and space, even when the Americans were short-handed. The Americans put two more goals on the board in the second when Conor Garland and Mikey Eyssimont netted and the end of the second period was greeted by a chorus of boos and whistles from the gold-and-blue clad Swedish fans among the 12,530 in attendance. William Nylander finally gave them something to cheer by slamming home the puck 6:32 into the third period, and Elias Lindholm smashed a low drive into the net less than a minute later to make it 4-2 with just under 13 minutes left to play. That was as close as the the Swedes got, and any hopes of a comeback were snuffed out when Team USA's Jackson Lacombe scored with a superb solo breakaway goal to make it 5-2, with Shane Pinto putting the icing on the cake shortly afterwards, firing into an empty net with 4:07 remaining. "We just kind of wanted to win the game, I don't think we worried too much about whether they were the hosts or not - they were obviously going to be a good team and we just had to put in a good effort, and we did," Pinto told Reuters. The 24-year-old centre revealed that he would not watch the second semi-final between Switzerland and the Danes, who pulled off one the greatest shocks in hockey history by beating Canada 2-1 on Thursday. "I probably won't be, I'll just be checking the score and I'm sure we'll do video tomorrow on whatever team we play, so, yeah, just try to get some rest and just recover here," Pinto said. The puck drops in Sunday's final at the same arena at 2020 CET (1820 GMT), with Sweden taking part in the bronze-medal game against the other losing semi-finalist earlier in the day.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
US beats Sweden 6-2 to reach the final at ice hockey worlds
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The United States beat Sweden 6-2 to advance to the final of the ice hockey world championship on Saturday. In Sunday's final, the U.S. will play either Switzerland or Denmark, who meet in the other semifinal later in the day. The U.S. jumped to a 2-0 lead with a dominant display in the opening period, outshooting the Swedes 13-3. Brady Skjei put the Americans ahead 6:52 into the game with a shot from the blue line that went through heavy traffic in front of goaltender Jacob Markstrom. Cutter Gauthier doubled the advantage with 2:47 remaining, picking up the puck after a shot by Shane Pinto was blocked and directed it into the net between Makstrom's pads. Gauthier was born in Skelleftea, Sweden in 2004 when his father, a goaltender, played for a local team. Conor Garland added third 8:53 to go in the second, knocking in a rebound and Mikey Eyssimont made it 4-0 on a 4-on-2 rush from the right circle. Samuel Ersson replaced Markstrom in the Swedish net at the start if the final period. William Nylander scored the first for Sweden 6:32 into the the third period, and Elias Lindholm scored another 41 seconds later to give Sweden some hope at 4-2. But defenseman Jackson Lacombe beat Ersson for the fifth with 8:51 to go and Shane Pinto finished it off into an empty net to complete a three-point game after assisting on the opening two goals. ___ AP sports: The Associated Press
Associated Press
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
US beats Sweden 6-2 to reach the final at ice hockey worlds
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The United States beat Sweden 6-2 to advance to the final of the ice hockey world championship on Saturday. In Sunday's final, the U.S. will play either Switzerland or Denmark, who meet in the other semifinal later in the day. The U.S. jumped to a 2-0 lead with a dominant display in the opening period, outshooting the Swedes 13-3. Brady Skjei put the Americans ahead 6:52 into the game with a shot from the blue line that went through heavy traffic in front of goaltender Jacob Markstrom. Cutter Gauthier doubled the advantage with 2:47 remaining, picking up the puck after a shot by Shane Pinto was blocked and directed it into the net between Makstrom's pads. Gauthier was born in Skelleftea, Sweden in 2004 when his father, a goaltender, played for a local team. Conor Garland added third 8:53 to go in the second, knocking in a rebound and Mikey Eyssimont made it 4-0 on a 4-on-2 rush from the right circle. Samuel Ersson replaced Markstrom in the Swedish net at the start if the final period. William Nylander scored the first for Sweden 6:32 into the the third period, and Elias Lindholm scored another 41 seconds later to give Sweden some hope at 4-2. But defenseman Jackson Lacombe beat Ersson for the fifth with 8:51 to go and Shane Pinto finished it off into an empty net to complete a three-point game after assisting on the opening two goals. ___ AP sports:
The Star
24-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Ice hockey-US thrash Sweden 6-2 to advance to world championship final
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Team USA hammered co-hosts Sweden 6-2 on Saturday to advance to Sunday's final of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship, giving the Americans a chance at their first gold medal at the tournament for more than 90 years. Olympic gold medallists in 1960 and 1980, the Americans have not won gold at the world championship since 1933, but their drubbing of co-hosts Sweden sets them up for a decider against either Switzerland or surprise package Denmark, who face off in the second semi-final later on Saturday. Brady Skjei and Cutter Gauthier both netted in the first period for the Americans at the Avicii Arena as the sluggish Swedes struggled to deal with their speed and aggression, and the visitors put two more goals past them in the second when Conor Garland and Mikey Eyssimont both got on the scoresheet. William Nylander finally gave the home fans in the crowd of 12,530 something to cheer by slamming the puck home 6:32 into the third period, and Elias Lindholm smashed a low drive into the net less than a minute later to make it 4-2 with just under 13 minutes left to play. That was as close as they got, and any hopes of a Swedish comeback were snuffed out when Team USA's Jackson Lacombe scored with a superb solo breakaway goal to make it 5-2. Shane Pinto put the icing on the cake shortly afterwards, firing into an empty net with 4:07 remaining. The puck drops in Sunday's final at the same arena at 2020 CET (1820 GMT), with Sweden taking part in the bronze-medal game against the other losing semi-finalist earlier in the day. (Reporting by Philip O'Connor; editing by Clare Fallon)
