Team USA Lost his first game in the 4 nations on the face on Monday evening and fell to Sweden, 2-1, in the TD Garden in Boston.
Despite the Smet on the album, however, they still play in the championship match on Thursday evening in the same arena against CanadaWhich they defeated on Saturday 3-1.
Team USA was not at full power in this matchup, because Matthew Tkachuk was absent on the couch with a injury in the lower body. Auston Matthews also took the night free to fight a disease.
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Team Zweden Vooruit Adrian Kempe (10) and Team USA defender Zach Werenski (8) are fighting for the Puck for goalkeeper Jake Ottinger (30) during the second in a 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey game in TD Garden. (Bob Dechiara-Imagnen images)
His brother, Brady, was also injured early in the first period during an attack in the Zone of Sweden, who is worth following in that title match against Canada.
Yet it was the US who were first on the board thanks to Chris Kreider, the New York Rangers Star, who scored his first goal of the tournament.
Kreider had not yet played in the tournament, but was needed with the number of flushing. And he didn’t waste time to participate and scored the clock of the first period before a minute scored.
Zach Werenski had received a pass from Jack Eichel and took a shot on the net that was saved by Samuel Erson, but the deflection went straight to Kreider’s Stick. Kreider did not waste time and timed the deflection to find the back of the net.
But Sweden ensured that he took the lead in the dressing room after the first period after Jesper Bratt snipped his first goal of the tournament with another 56 seconds to play.
Sweden gave the goal after Gustav Nyquist had tied things with his first goal of the tournament.
The second and third period both went scoreless, but Team USA endangered late in the third when Jake Oettener was called back to the bank to allow an extra American attacker on the ice.
Team Sweden Vooruit Jesper Bratt (63) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a goal during the first period in a 4 countries face-off ice hockey game against Team USA in TD Garden. (Bob Dechiara-Imagnen images)
Several chances were seen with the 6-on-5, but Sweden was able to thwart every comeback from the US to get away with his first victory of the tournament.
Before this matchup, Sweden had lost from both Canada and Finland in the extension, which gave them two points in total.
It can be a loss, but Team USA will be set up against Team Canada in what is expected to be another fiery collision after what happened during the weekend.
Three fighting broke out in nine seconds, because players from the United States made an exception to the Montreal audience that fascinated during “The Star-Spangled Banner”. Canada first came to the scoreboard thanks to Connor McDavid, but Team USA responded with three unanswered goals to win the rivalry competition.
Team Sweden Vooruit Leo Carlsson (91) controls the park, while Team USA defender Brock Faber (14) defends during the second period in a 4-country face-off ice hockey match in TD Garden. (Bob Dechiara-Imagnen images)
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Now the scene Boston will be for this championship, and Canada, who defeated Finland, with 5-3, earlier on Sunday, will be looking for some revenge and the ultimate sancti before the second half of the NHL season starts.
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