To his great surprise, the Austrian national hockey team defeated the Czech team in the third round of the World Cup in Finland on Tuesday, and the Danes beat the Italians in a big fight, MTI writes.
| Brian Liebler equals against the Czechs (Image: Getty Images, Archive) |
The Austrian team listed in Division 1/A – with an extra field player tied 37 seconds to end – was better in the lead, taking two points, and the Czechs with just one. Joining the Czechs on Wednesday will be Boston’s David Buster, who will be eliminated from the NHL playoffs, the 2019-20 season’s top scorer, and David Kampf, who is not expected to qualify for the East Main Group quarter-finals with Toronto. Maple Leafs on Thursday.
The Danes defeated the Italians 2-1, and the losing team’s only goal was scored by Alex Petain, a member of Vervare, making it 1-1 in the second quarter.
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World Championship, Finland
Round 3
Group A (Helsinki)
Italy – Denmark 1-2 (0-1, 1-0, 0-1)
Later
19.20: Switzerland and Kazakhstan
Group Two (Tampere)
Czech Republic – Austria 1-2 (1-0, 0-0, 0-1, 0-0, 0-1) after the shot
Later
19.20: Sweden and Great Britain
| M | J | HGy | HV | Fifth | LG-KG | +/- | s | |
| 1. Canada | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 16-5 | +11 | 9 |
| 2. Switzerland | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 11-4 | +7 | 6 |
| 3. Germany | 3 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 8-8 | 0 | 6 |
| 4. Denmark | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 11-8 | +2 | 6 |
| 5. Slovakia | 3 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6-9 | -3 | 3 |
| 6. France | 3 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6-8 | –2 | 3 |
| 7. Italy | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 4-13 | –9 | 0 |
| 8. Kazakhstan | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 2-11 | –9 | 0 |
| M | J | HGy | HV | Fifth | LG-KG | +/- | s | |
| 1. Finland | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 11-2 | +9 | 9 |
| 2. Sweden | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 8-4 | +4 | 6 |
| 3. United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 8-7 | +1 | 5 |
| 4. Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 9-8 | +4 | 4 |
| 5. Austria | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | –2 | 3 |
| 6. Latvia | 3 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 5-8 | -3 | 3 |
| 7. Norway | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6-11 | –5 | 2 |
| 8. Great Britain | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | –5 | 1 |
