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The Americans are sure of first place in the group where Sweden and the Czech Republic are fighting for second place. Switzerland almost sure of fourth place. Situation much more & ugrave; open in Group B where the United States, Russia and Finland are still fighting for the first position.
Monday 11 May 2015 7 minutes reading time
GROUP A
Two more victories for Canada confirms that the 'only team able to proceed in the qualifying rounds with maximum points; before a 4-3 against France, with the taste of revenge for the 'unexpected defeat in the opening match of last year, with two goals from Eberle and Seguin to punish Bleus who have had the strength to climb dall''1 -3 to 3-3, and then on the second Sunday of this World Championships the punitive victory against Switzerland 7-1. With a game still to play, Canada & egrave; sure of first place and in the quarterfinals Thursday & Igrave; the attender & agrave; the fourth-placed Group B. & nbsp;
Switzerland, for its part, on Saturday scared Sweden forcing all''overtime where only a network of Forsberg gave the 2 points the Scandinavians; the rossocrociati are very close to fourth place which would be in danger only if the 'Austria, that & egrave; was defeated 2-1 by Latvia, he was to carry a double feat by beating Germany and Canada in the 60 minutes and if they did not get points from the game against the Czech Republic. & nbsp;
The hosts, already assured of qualifying for the quarter-finals, are at war with Sweden for the second place in the group: the hard-fought victory over Germany to 4-2 with the Germans who twice found themselves in the lead and have been exceeded, before 17,000 fans, thanks all''ennesima performance for framing Jaromir Jagr (a goal and an assist for him) have pegged at 13 points with a game to play Scandinavians who from them the advantage in the match.
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STANDINGS PARTIAL GROUP Afra brackets the number of matches played)
CANADA 18 pts (6) 13 pts SWEDEN (6) 13 pts CZECH REPUBLIC (6) 9 pts SWITZERLAND (6) 6 pts GERMANY (6) 4 pts LATVIA (6) 3 pts FRANCE (5) 3 pts AUSTRIA (5)
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GROUP B
Russia engages the United States only for a night: brutally won against Belarus, a veteran of victory in stars and stripes, 7-0, with the return to goal after 18 matches Malkin, the 'Red Army & egrave; was forced on Sunday in Ostrava all''overtime by a solid and Slovakia only a network of Panarin, the fourth in the tournament, it gave 2 points that hold a pasting from the United States who, driven by a big Brock Nelson with two goal and an assist, passed 3-1 Slovenia and sentenced to relegation to Division I.
Behind the two great powers there & egrave; Finland, which for the fourth consecutive game he has given to the opponents any marking despite the Finnish coach chose to field in Saros door instead of Pekka Rinne who must postpone the 'appointment with the record imbattibilit & agrave ;. The 3-0 win over Slovakia stems from network Donskoi which time the teams are in the field for nearly 50 minutes that breaks the 'balance. & Nbsp;
With their first win in regulation time, a 4-1, Denmark off the velleit & agrave; Norway to join the final eight and get the necessary points to mathematical salvation.
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PARTIAL GROUP B STANDINGS (in brackets the number of matches played)
15 pts UNITED STATES (6) 14 pts RUSSIA (6) 12 pts FINLAND (5) 10 pts BELARUS (5) 8 pts SLOVAKIA (6) 6 pts NORWAY (6) 4 pts DENMARK (6) SLOVENIA 0 pts (6)
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FORMULA
The & nbsp; 16 & nbsp; participating teams are divided into & nbsp; two round robin & nbsp; eight teams each.
The win in regulation time is worth & nbsp; 3 & nbsp; points, the win in extra time or the shoot-out worth & nbsp; 2, defeat all''overtime or the shoot-out, however, leads & nbsp; 1 & nbsp; point, while the defeat in regulation time & nbsp; 0.
The & nbsp; & nbsp best four, each group progress to the knockout, that partir & agrave; from & nbsp; quarter-finals, while the worst of the two groups recede in & nbsp; Division I & nbsp; (where even in 2016 will be & agrave; committed the 'Italy)
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