2024 IIHF World Championship Group B

Main article: 2024 IIHF World Championship

Group B was one of two groups of the 2024 IIHF World Championship. The four best-placed teams advanced to the playoff round, while the last placed team was relegated to Division I in 2025.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Sweden 7 7 0 0 0 35 9 +26 21 Quarterfinals
2  United States 7 5 0 1 1 37 16 +21 16
3  Germany 7 5 0 0 2 34 24 +10 15
4  Slovakia 7 3 1 1 2 26 23 +3 12
5  Latvia 7 1 3 0 3 19 29 −10 9 Qualification for 2025 IIHF World Championship
6  Kazakhstan 7 2 0 0 5 12 31 −19 6
7  France 7 1 0 1 5 13 26 −13 4
8  Poland 7 0 0 1 6 11 29 −18 1 Relegation to 2025 Division I A
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament

Matches

All times are local (UTC+2).

Slovakia vs Germany

10 May 2024
16:20		Slovakia 4–6
(0–0, 2–3, 2–3)		 GermanyOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 9,109
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Stanislav ŠkorvánekGoaliesPhilipp GrubauerReferees:
Lassi Heikkinen
Mark Pearce
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Dāvis Zunde
0–129:46 – Kahun (Ehliz, Pföderl) (PP2)
0–232:31 – J. Müller (Michaelis, Tuomie) (PP)
Hrivík (Cehlárik, Slafkovský) – 36:061–2
Fehérváry (Pospíšil) – 38:092–2
2–339:31 – Kälble
2–444:27 – Michaelis (Pföderl, Ehliz)
Hudáček (Slafkovský, Hrivík) – 54:133–4
3–556:02 – Pföderl (Ehliz, J. Müller)
3–658:55 – Eder (EN)
Sukeľ (Kelemen, Regenda) – 59:454–6
14 minPenalties8 min
39Shots22

Sweden vs United States

10 May 2024
20:20		Sweden 5–2
(1–0, 2–1, 2–1)		 United StatesOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 9,109
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Filip GustavssonGoaliesAlex LyonReferees:
Martin Fraňo
Jan Hribik
Linesmen:
Jiří Ondráček
Josef Špůr
Eriksson Ek (Heed, M. Johansson) (EA) – 08:201–0
Raymond (Hedman, Eriksson Ek) – 23:452–0
2–132:32 – Werenski (Jones, Boldy)
M. Johansson (Holmberg, Pettersson) – 36:393–1
3–243:43 – Nelson (Gaudreau, Vlasic)
Hedman (Holmberg, Kempe) (SH) (EN) – 59:014–2
Eriksson Ek (Frödén) (EN) – 59:545–2
6 minPenalties0 min
38Shots30

France vs Kazakhstan

11 May 2024
12:20		France 1–3
(1–2, 0–1, 0–0)		 KazakhstanOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 9,109
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Sebastian YlönenGoaliesAndrei ShutovReferees:
Michael Campbell
Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
Josef Špůr
Dāvis Zunde
Cantagallo (Boudon, Rech) – 02:001–0
1–103:06 – Starchenko (Rymarev)
1–207:30 – Mukhametov (Orekhov, Savitski) (PP)
1–337:47 – Savitski (Daniyar) (SH)
2 minPenalties4 min
29Shots24

Poland vs Latvia

11 May 2024
16:20		Poland 4–5 OT
(1–0, 1–1, 2–3)
(OT: 0–1)		 LatviaOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 9,109
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John MurrayGoaliesElvis MerzļikinsReferees:
Jan Hribik
Mark Pearce
Linesmen:
Dario Fuchs
Tarrington Wyonzek
Maciaś (Michalski) – 15:291–0
1–122:18 – Mamčics (Ansons, Indrašis)
Wałęga (Urbanowicz, Dronia) – 28:152–1
2–242:32 – Ābols (Daugaviņš) (SH)
Maciaś (Dziubiński) – 47:563–2
3–352:25 – Daugaviņš (Zīle, Dzierkals)
3–454:54 – Ri. Bukarts (Ro. Bukarts, Batņa)
Bryk (Michalski) – 56:244–4
4–563:29 – Daugaviņš (Ābols)
4 minPenalties8 min
22Shots37

United States vs Germany

11 May 2024
20:20		United States 6–1
(2–0, 2–1, 2–0)		 GermanyOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 9,109
Game reference
Alex Lyon
Trey Augustine		GoaliesMathias NiederbergerReferees:
Tobias Björk
Mikko Kaukokari
Linesmen:
Lauri Nikulainen
Emil Yletyinen
Tkachuk (Kesselring, Leonard) – 12:151–0
Kesselring (Nelson, Gaudreau) – 17:202–0
Gaudreau (Boldy, Caufield) (PP) – 32:233–0
3–134:05 – Ehliz (Pföderl, Michaelis)
Hughes (Caufield, Pinto) – 39:574–1
Zegras (Pinto) (PP) – 50:095–1
Eyssimont (Kunin, Jones) – 52:286–1
2 minPenalties6 min
43Shots26

Slovakia vs Kazakhstan

12 May 2024
12:20		Slovakia 6–2
(3–0, 1–1, 2–1)		 KazakhstanOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 9,109
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Stanislav ŠkorvánekGoaliesAndrei Shutov
Nikita Boyarkin		Referees:
Martin Fraňo
Mikko Kaukokari
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Dario Fuchs
Pospíšil (Nemec, Slafkovský) – 11:541–0
Faško-Rudáš (Koch, Sukeľ) – 12:282–0
Sukeľ (Faško-Rudáš, Gajdoš) – 17:563–0
3–132:02 – Asetov (Daniyar, Mukhametov) (EA)
Hudáček (PS) – 28:284–1
Pospíšil (Hudáček, Nemec) – 41:185–1
Cingel (Hudáček) – 45:066–1
6–251:05 – Omirbekov (Mikhailis, Daniyar)
10 minPenalties8 min
42Shots16

Latvia vs France

12 May 2024
16:20		Latvia 3–2 OT
(0–1, 0–0, 2–1)
(OT: 1–0)		 FranceOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,525
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Elvis MerzļikinsGoaliesJulian JuncaReferees:
Tobias Björk
Lassi Heikkinen
Linesmen:
Jiří Ondráček
Emil Yletyinen
0–116:02 – Da Costa (Auvitu, Bertrand) (PP2)
Ābols (Freibergs, Dzierkals) – 42:591–1
Ro. Bukarts (Daugaviņš, Jaks) (PP) – 51:482–1
2–256:51 – Bellemare (Da Costa)
Daugaviņš – 64:593–2
29 minPenalties35 min
36Shots29

Sweden vs Poland

12 May 2024
20:20		Sweden 5–1
(2–0, 1–0, 2–1)		 PolandOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,425
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Filip GustavssonGoaliesDavid ZabolotnyReferees:
Michael Campbell
Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
Lauri Nikulainen
Tarrington Wyonzek
M. Johansson (Hedman, Karlsson) – 03:341–0
Raymond (Kempe) – 06:172–0
Karlsson (Burakovsky, M. Johansson) – 32:313–0
3–142:18 – Łyszczarczyk
Burakovsky (Dahlin, Olofsson) (PP) – 54:274–1
Karlsson (Hedman, Gustavsson) (PP) – 55:255–1
4 minPenalties10 min
38Shots15

United States vs Slovakia

13 May 2024
16:20		United States 4–5 OT
(0–2, 1–2, 3–0)
(OT: 0–1)		 SlovakiaOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 9,109
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Alex Nedeljkovic
Trey Augustine		GoaliesSamuel HlavajReferees:
Michael Campbell
Mark Pearce
Linesmen:
Josef Špůr
Emil Yletyinen
0–103:17 – Kelemen (Sukeľ, Kudrna)
0–211:26 – Hudáček (Tatar)
Boldy (Hughes, Gaudreau) – 24:481–2
1–327:03 – Nemec (Fehérváry, Pospíšil)
1–428:47 – Koch (Pospíšil, Kelemen)
Pinto (Farabee, Zegras) – 44:322–4
Tkachuk (Pinto) – 53:563–4
Hughes (Sanderson) – 56:384–4
4–563:56 – Kelemen (Nemec, Pospíšil)
8 minPenalties8 min
43Shots25

Germany vs Sweden

13 May 2024
20:20		Germany 1–6
(0–3, 0–2, 1–1)		 SwedenOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,309
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Philipp Grubauer
Mathias Niederberger		GoaliesSamuel ErssonReferees:
Jan Hribik
Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
Jiří Ondráček
Tarrington Wyonzek
0–102:54 – E. Karlsson (Frödén)
0–214:52 – Pettersson (Heed, Burakovsky)
0–319:57 – Olofsson (Dahlin, Burakovsky) (PP)
0–424:31 – Grundström (Dahlin, L. Johansson)
0–529:22 – Burakovsky (Holmberg, M. Johansson)
Pföderl (Michaelis, Ehliz) – 47:381–5
1–651:08 – Lundeström (Karlsson, Bengtsson)
14 minPenalties2 min
16Shots46

Kazakhstan vs Latvia

14 May 2024
16:20		Kazakhstan 0–2
(0–0, 0–2, 0–0)		 LatviaOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 7,025
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Andrei ShutovGoaliesKristers GudļevskisReferees:
Tobias Björk
Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
Nick Briganti
Andreas Hofer
0–131:48 – Ro. Bukarts (Batņa)
0–235:22 – Egle
2 minPenalties8 min
22Shots26

Poland vs France

14 May 2024
20:20		Poland 2–4
(0–2, 2–2, 0–0)		 FranceOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 6,797
Game reference
John Murray
Tomáš Fučík		GoaliesSebastian YlönenReferees:
Riku Brander
Martin Fraňo
Linesmen:
Dario Fuchs
Lauri Nikulainen
0–108:47 – Addamo (Treille, Gallet)
0–211:32 – Addamo (Auvitu, K. Bozon)
0–324:21 – Da Costa (Chakiachvili) (PP)
0–427:46 – Bellemare (Da Costa, Auvitu) (PP)
Paś (Zygmunt, Wałęga) – 36:081–4
Fraszko (Wronka) – 37:392–4
8 minPenalties8 min
25Shots32

Germany vs Latvia

15 May 2024
16:20		Germany 8–1
(2–0, 5–1, 1–0)		 LatviaOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,652
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Philipp GrubauerGoaliesKristers Gudļevskis
Elvis Merzļikins		Referees:
Riku Brander
Michael Campbell
Linesmen:
Jiří Ondráček
Josef Špůr
Kahun (Kälble, Tiffels) – 05:271–0
Wissmann (PP) – 18:052–0
Pföderl (Ehliz, J. Müller) – 20:483–0
Tuomie (Kastner, Ugbelike) – 22:424–0
Peterka (Reichel, Wissmann) (PP) – 25:375–0
Michaelis (Ehliz, J. Müller) (PP) – 30:546–0
Peterka (Stachowiak, Reichel) – 35:537–0
7–139:02 – Komuls (Dzierkals)
Sturm – 44:288–1
6 minPenalties12 min
31Shots21

Slovakia vs Poland

15 May 2024
20:20		Slovakia 4–0
(2–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 PolandOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 9,109
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Samuel HlavajGoaliesTomáš Fučík
David Zabolotny		Referees:
Jan Hribik
Mark Pearce
Linesmen:
Nick Briganti
Emil Yletyinen
Cingel (Tatar, Koch) – 02:031–0
Tatar (Nemec, Hudáček) – 11:462–0
Cehlárik (Slafkovský) – 57:223–0
Cingel (Koch, Tatar) – 57:344–0
6 minPenalties8 min
44Shots20

Kazakhstan vs Sweden

16 May 2024
16:20		Kazakhstan 1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)		 SwedenOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 5,378
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Nikita BoyarkinGoaliesSamuel ErssonReferees:
Martin Fraňo
Mark Pearce
Linesmen:
Nick Briganti
Andreas Hofer
0–110:20 – M. Johansson (Burakovsky, Brodin)
0–235:08 – L. Johansson (Frödén, Pettersson) (SH)
0–341:51 – Zetterlund (Lundeström)
Beketayev (Rymarev, Starchenko) – 45:361–3
31 minPenalties4 min
11Shots44

United States vs France

16 May 2024
20:20		United States 5–0
(4–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 FranceOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 5,494
Game reference
Alex NedeljkovicGoaliesJulian Junca
Quentin Papillon		Referees:
Christoffer Holm
Mikael Holm
Linesmen:
Oto Durmis
Dario Fuchs
Nelson (Boldy, Jones) – 00:451–0
Boldy (Sanderson, Hughes) – 03:242–0
Boldy (Gaudreau, Nelson) – 12:303–0
Gaudreau (Werenski, Nelson) – 18:074–0
Pinto (Tkachuk) – 57:525–0
0 minPenalties8 min
54Shots10

Germany vs Kazakhstan

17 May 2024
16:20		Germany 8–2
(2–1, 3–0, 3–1)		 KazakhstanOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,479
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Philipp GrubauerGoaliesAndrei ShutovReferees:
Mikael Holm
Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
Nick Briganti
Josef Špůr
Szuber (Stachowiak, Peterka) – 01:021–0
Tuomie (Kastner, Ugbelike) – 02:242–0
2–107:59 – Starchenko (Rymarev, Panyukov) (PP)
Peterka (Stachowiak, Wissmann) – 21:113–1
Reichel (Pföderl) – 28:294–1
Kälble (Peterka, Stachowiak) – 35:175–1
Reichel (Peterka, Stachowiak) – 50:276–1
6–251:52 – Korolyov (Boiko, Assetov)
Tiffels (Sturm) (SH) – 54:147–2
Kastner (Ehl, Tuomie) – 58:348–2
6 minPenalties2 min
35Shots20

Poland vs United States

17 May 2024
20:20		Poland 1–4
(0–0, 0–2, 1–2)		 United StatesOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,935
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John MurrayGoaliesTrey AugustineReferees:
Riku Brander
Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Oto Durmis
Jiří Ondráček
0–130:11 – Kesselring (Tkachuk, Vlasic)
0–239:17 – Tkachuk (Pinto, Sanderson)
0–341:11 – Caufield (Tkachuk)
Pasiut (Wronka, Kolusz) – 46:221–3
1–449:15 – Caufield (Tkachuk, Pinto)
2 minPenalties8 min
21Shots57

Latvia vs Sweden

18 May 2024
12:20		Latvia 2–7
(0–2, 2–4, 0–1)		 SwedenOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 9,109
Game reference
Elvis Merzļikins
Ēriks Vītols		GoaliesFilip GustavssonReferees:
Michael Campbell
Tomáš Hronský
Linesmen:
Oto Durmis
Shane Gustafson
0–104:50 – Dahlin (Olofsson)
0–206:57 – Brodin (M. Johansson, Kempe)
Daugaviņš (Komuls, Ri. Bukarts) – 22:541–2
Mamčics (Dzierkals, Batņa) – 23:172–2
2–332:59 – Zetterlund (Lundeström, Karlsson)
2–433:16 – Zetterlund
2–533:25 – Eriksson Ek (M. Johansson, Heed)
2–635:36 – Pettersson (Burakovsky, Raymond)
2–758:51 – M. Johansson (Holmberg, Bengtsson) (SH)
18 minPenalties35 min
23Shots34

Germany vs Poland

18 May 2024
16:20		Germany 4–2
(0–0, 2–0, 2–2)		 PolandOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 9,109
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Mathias NiederbergerGoaliesDavid ZabolotnyReferees:
Mikael Holm
Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
Nick Briganti
Anders Nyqvist
Ehl (Kastner, Tuomie) – 25:141–0
Peterka (PS) – 35:172–0
Ehliz (Pföderl, Michaelis) – 44:283–0
3–153:13 – Wajda (Łyszczarczyk, Dziubiński)
3–255:19 – Komorski (Kostek, Krężołek)
Peterka (Reichel) – 56:114–2
4 minPenalties4 min
35Shots21

France vs Slovakia

18 May 2024
20:20		France 2–4
(0–1, 1–2, 1–1)		 SlovakiaOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 9,109
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Sebastian Ylönen
Quentin Papillon		GoaliesSamuel HlavajReferees:
Andris Ansons
Martin Fraňo
Linesmen:
Andreas Hofer
Ludvig Lundgren
0–119:56 – Regenda (Grman, Cingel)
0–222:35 – Hudáček (Nemec, Slafkovský)
0–329:56 – Hudáček
Treille (Bozon, Auvitu) – 35:441–3
1–448:24 – Grman (Tatar, Hudáček)
Chakiachvili (Rech) – 59:532–4
8 minPenalties6 min
27Shots24

United States vs Kazakhstan

19 May 2024
16:20		United States 10–1
(4–0, 3–0, 3–1)		 KazakhstanOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,468
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Alex NedeljkovicGoaliesNikita Boyarkin
Andrei Shutov		Referees:
Riku Brander
Tomáš Hronský
Linesmen:
Oto Durmis
Anders Nyqvist
Boldy (Nelson, Hughes) – 04:371–0
Tkachuk (Werenski, Gaudreau) (PP) – 07:162–0
Nelson (Sanderson, Boldy) – 16:503–0
Tkachuk (Werenski, Gaudreau) (PP) – 18:284–0
Brindley (Kessel, Kunin) – 21:395–0
Boldy (Gaudreau, Tkachuk) (PP) – 23:326–0
Kunin (Boldy, Werenski) – 31:047–0
Tkachuk (Boldy, Gaudreau) (PP) – 45:218–0
Hayes (Petry) – 45:429–0
9–146:57 – Omirbekov (Korolyov, Starchenko)
Gaudreau (Boldy) – 50:0610–1
4 minPenalties14 min
58Shots14

Slovakia vs Latvia

19 May 2024
20:20		Slovakia 2–3 GWS
(0–1, 0–0, 2–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 LatviaOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 9,109
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Samuel HlavajGoaliesKristers GudļevskisReferees:
Christoffer Holm
Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
Tim Heffner
Andreas Hofer
0–118:39 – Freibergs (Indrašis, Ro. Bukarts)
Pospíšil (Regenda, Ivan) – 42:061–1
Cehlárik (Slafkovský, Hrivík) – 58:162–1
2–258:40 – Cibuļskis (Jaks, Indrašis) (EA)
Hudáček
Slafkovský
Sukeľ
Cingel
Tatar
Hudáček
Slafkovský 		Shootout Ābols
Ločmelis
Ro. Bukarts
Daugaviņš
Krastenbergs
Daugaviņš
Ločmelis
10 minPenalties10 min
43Shots43

Sweden vs France

20 May 2024
16:20		Sweden 3–1
(0–0, 1–1, 2–0)		 FranceOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 6,805
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Samuel ErssonGoaliesQuentin PapillonReferees:
André Schrader
Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
Tim Heffner
Daniel Hynek
Raymond (Burakovsky, Holmberg) – 28:001–0
1–129:23 – Bertrand (Boudon, Rech)
Karlsson (Hedman, Kempe) (PP) – 41:292–1
Burakovsky (Holmberg) (EN) – 59:563–1
4 minPenalties6 min
38Shots13

Kazakhstan vs Poland

20 May 2024
20:20		Kazakhstan 3–1
(1–1, 0–0, 2–0)		 PolandOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 9,109
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Andrei ShutovGoaliesJohn MurrayReferees:
Andris Ansons
Sean MacFarlane
Linesmen:
Ludvig Lundgren
Anders Nyqvist
0–109:11 – Wałęga (Łyszczarczyk, Bryk) (PP)
Mikhailis (Shestakov) – 12:351–1
Orekhov (Mikhailis, Daniyar) – 50:202–1
Starchenko – 54:253–1
10 minPenalties4 min
22Shots24

France vs Germany

21 May 2024
12:20		France 3–6
(1–1, 2–3, 0–2)		 GermanyOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 9,109
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Quentin Papillon
Julian Junca		GoaliesPhilipp GrubauerReferees:
Christoffer Holm
Tomáš Hronský
Linesmen:
Daniel Hynek
Ludvig Lundgren
Claireaux (Addamo, Perret) – 16:491–0
1–119:04 – Michaelis (Kahun, Ehliz)
Rech (Boudon, Chakiachvili) – 21:092–1
2–225:56 – Kalble (Stachowiak, Peterka)
Treille (T. Bozon, Guebey) – 26:183–2
3–331:01 – Stachowiak (Reichel)
3–431:23 – Kastner (Michaelis, Szuber)
3–541:19 – Stachowiak
3–644:50 – Reichel (Sturm, Pföderl) (PP)
16 minPenalties29 min
23Shots40

Latvia vs United States

21 May 2024
16:20		Latvia 3–6
(0–2, 1–1, 2–3)		 United StatesOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,924
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Kristers GudļevskisGoaliesCharlie LindgrenReferees:
Riku Brander
Mikael Holm
Linesmen:
Tim Heffner
Andreas Hofer
0–101:23 – Tkachuk (Caufield)
0–213:20 – Werenski (Caufield, Pinto)
0–322:34 – Caufield (Boldy, Tkachuk) (PP)
Krastenbergs (Tralmaks, Gudļevskis) – 23:351–3
1–440:15 – Boldy (Werenski, Jones)
Tralmaks (Zīle, Laviņš) – 44:442–4
Mamčics (Daugaviņš) – 45:003–4
3–548:46 – Caufield (Pinto)
3–659:15 – Farabee (SH, EN, AG)
12 minPenalties18 min
30Shots43

Sweden vs Slovakia

21 May 2024
20:20		Sweden 6–1
(1–0, 3–0, 2–1)		 SlovakiaOstravar Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 9,109
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Filip GustavssonGoaliesStanislav ŠkorvánekReferees:
Sean MacFarlane
André Schrader
Linesmen:
Nick Briganti
Shane Gustafson
Raymond (Hedman, Kempe) (PP) – 02:201–0
Karlsson (Holmberg, Raymond) – 27:312–0
Burakovsky (Karlsson, Zetterlund) (PP) – 32:383–0
Lundeström (Olofsson) – 33:154–0
Eriksson Ek (Brodin) (SH) – 49:155–0
5–150:49 – Ivan (Tatar, Slafkovský)
Eriksson Ek (Karlsson, Dahlin) – 57:356–1
12 minPenalties12 min
43Shots18

References

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