How to watch
Puck drop: 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST
In Canada: TSN (English,) RDS (French)
In the United States: NHL Network
Live stream: TSN Direct, RDS Direct
Team USA drew Austria a night after falling to Russia to open the tournament, and the result was rather predictable: an 11-0 victory. Trevor Zegras had four points, Alex Turcotte and Matthew Boldy had three apiece, and the U.S. was getting into form for a run at gold.
The Czechs couldn’t muster much of anything against Sweden in their first game, but locked down their own zone in their second match to suffocate the same Russian squad that had beaten the U.S. earlier.
Russia was content to try to blast the puck through the wall set up in the slot, but the United States’ roster is full of playmakers who would try to go around that formation. The same tactics probably won’t be effective enough for another upset, so we’ll see what the Czechs can come up with as they try to survive the blows of another heavyweight.
Team USA projected lineup
Forwards
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| #9 Trevor Zegras |
#15 Alex Turcotte |
#28 Arthur Kaliyev |
| #12 Matthew Boldy |
#10 Matthew Beniers |
#13 Cole Caufield |
| #21 Brett Berard |
#25 John Farinacci |
#24 Bobby Brink |
| #18 Brendan Brisson |
#26 Landon Slaggert |
#19 Patrick Moynihan |
| #22 Sam Colangelo |
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Defencemen
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| #8 Jake Sanderson |
#2 Drew Helleson |
| #4 Cam York |
#11 Brock Faber |
| #23 Ryan Johnson |
#3 Henry Thrun |
| #5 Jackson LaCombe |
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Goaltenders
| Starter |
Backup |
| Starter |
Backup |
| #30 Spencer Knight |
#32 Dustin Wolf |
Team Czech Republic projected lineup
Forwards
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| #11 Michal Teplý |
#19 Jan Myšák |
#10 Martin Lang |
| #29 Radek Mužík |
#24 Martin Beránek |
#18 David Vitouch |
| #26 Adam Raška |
#17 Michal Gut |
#13 Pavel Novák |
| #27 Filip Koffer |
#16 Adam Najman |
#25 Jakub Rychlovský |
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#15 Filip Prikryl |
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Defencemen
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| #4 Radek Kučeřík |
#28 Michael Krutil |
| #5 Stanislav Svozil |
#7 Martin Haš |
| #3 Karel Klikorka |
#8 David Jiříček |
| #23 Šimon Kubíček |
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Goaltenders
| Starter |
Backup |
| Starter |
Backup |
| #1 Lukáš Pařík |
#30 Nick Malík |
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