US blanks newcomer Hungary for 2nd
straight shutout at hockey worlds, Canada routs Latvia
[May 12, 2025]
HERNING, Denmark (AP) — The United States routed newcomer
Hungary 6-0 for its second shutout victory at the ice hockey world
championship on Sunday.
Canada recorded its second win from two games by routing Latvia 7-1.
Frank Nazar had two goals and an assist, Cutter Gauthier scored
twice and Conor Garland and Logan Cooley added a goal and an assist
each for the Americans in the Group B game in Herning.
Nazar deflected in a shot by Logan Cooley to open the scoring with
5:53 left in the opening period and added his second 2:47 later from
behind the goal line off goalie Adam Vay.
“It felt really good, obviously,” the 21-year-old Chicago Blackhawks
forward said. “There’s nothing like scoring a goal and getting that
feeling, especially after the NHL season’s over, continuing to score
and just build that confidence and feel good out there on the ice.”
Gauthier made it 3-0 from the right circle midway through the second
period.
The next two goals came within 41 seconds of each other early in the
final period.
Gauthier roofed his second 1:13 into the frame and Garland netted
the fifth from close range.
Cooley finished the scoring into an open net.
Goaltender Jeremy Swayman stopped 13 shots.
The U.S. had previously blanked Denmark 5-0 and will face
Switzerland on Monday.
Canada wins again
Travis Konecny had two goals and an assist, Kent Johnson scored
twice and Nathan MacKinnon, Macklin Celebrini and Barrett Hayton
also scored for Canada in Group A in Stockholm.
Captain Sidney Crosby recorded his first three assists of the
tournament and Marc-Andre Fleury made 16 saves.
Crosby is playing at his third worlds and his first since 2015 when
he captained Canada to gold.
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Hungary's defender Gabor Tornyai, left, vies for the puck with USA's
forward Mikey Eyssimont, during the IIHF 2025 World Championship
preliminary round group B game between USA and Hungary, at the Jyske
Bank Boxen, in Herning, Denmark, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Salvatore Di
Nolfi/Keystone via AP)
Eduards Tralmaks surprised the 40-year-old Fleury
in his debut at the worlds 7:05 into the game with a wrist shot, the
first shot on goal.
Konecny and MacKinnon needed a 61-second span to turn things around.
Konecny leveled at 9:30 into the opening period, redirecting a pass
from Travis Sanheim into the net. MacKinnon was in front of the goal
to net off a pass from Bo Horvat.
Johnson increased the lead 7:11 into the middle period with a
backhand shot and added his second after skating to the slot before
wristing a shot past goalie Gustavs Grigals midway through the
period.
Konecny netted a shorthanded goal with 24 seconds remaining to make
it 5-1.
Celebrini scored from the left circle and Hayton finished it off
with a slap shot in the final period.
Next, Canada plays France on Tuesday.
In Herning, defending champion Czech Republic had to fight hard to
top Norway 2-1, while Germany defeated Kazakhstan 4-1.
In Stockholm, Finland's Juuso Parssinen scored 1:24 into overtime as
Finland beat France 4-3, and Slovakia recorded its first win in
Group A, a 3-1 victory over Slovenia.
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