2022 IIHF World Championship Group B

Group B was one of two groups of the 2022 IIHF World Championship. The four best placed teams advanced to the playoff round, while the last placed team was relegated to Division I in 2023.[1]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Finland (H) 7 6 0 1 0 25 5 +20 19 Quarterfinals
2   Sweden 7 5 1 1 0 27 10 +17 18
3   Czechia 7 4 0 1 2 19 13 +6 13[a]
4   United States 7 3 2 0 2 18 12 +6 13[a]
5   Latvia 7 2 1 0 4 14 20 −6 8
6   Austria 7 1 1 2 3 16 22 −6 7
7   Norway 7 1 1 0 5 15 29 −14 5
8   Great Britain (R) 7 0 0 1 6 10 33 −23 1 Relegation to 2023 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.
(H) Host; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b United States 0–1 Czechia

Matches

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All times are local (UTC+3).

United States vs Latvia

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13 May 2022
16:20
United States  4–1
(3–0, 1–0, 0–1)
  LatviaTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 7,938
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Strauss MannGoaliesElvis MerzļikinsReferees:
  Marian Rohatsch
  Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
  Jonas Merten
  Šimon Synek
Barber (Bellows, Peeke) – 07:111–0
Jones (Schmidt, Galchenyuk) (PP) – 10:182–0
Bordeleau (Jones) (SH) – 11:363–0
Lafferty (Megna) – 20:334–0
4–141:47 – Džeriņš (Ri. Bukarts, Čukste) (PP)
8 minPenalties8 min
30Shots25

Finland vs Norway

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13 May 2022
20:20
Finland  5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)
  NorwayTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 11,413
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Juho OlkinuoraGoaliesHenrik HaukelandReferees:
  Fraser Lawrence
  Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
  Maxime Chaput
  Nicolas Constantineau
Pesonen (Armia, Filppula) – 18:291–0
Rajala – 31:372–0
Björninen (Anttila, Pokka) – 36:063–0
Armia (Vatanen, Rajala) (PP) – 41:364–0
Sallinen (Friman, Rajala) – 57:565–0
32 minPenalties36 min
32Shots20

Sweden vs Austria

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14 May 2022
12:20
Sweden  3–1
(2–1, 1–0, 0–0)
  AustriaTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 6,993
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Marcus HögbergGoaliesBernhard StarkbaumReferees:
  Mads Frandsen
  Marian Rohatsch
Linesmen:
  Andreas Krøyer
  David Obwegeser
Kellman (Bengtsson, Klingberg) – 02:081–0
Friberg (Kellman) – 16:372–0
2–119:30 – Schneider (Heinrich)
Nordström (Bromé, Gustafsson) – 32:073–1
8 minPenalties8 min
29Shots20

Czechia vs Great Britain

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14 May 2022
16:20
Czechia  5–1
(0–0, 2–0, 3–1)
  Great BritainTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 6,286
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Lukáš DostálGoaliesBen BownsReferees:
  Miroslav Stolc
  Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Constantineau
  Jonas Merten
Blümel (Krejčí, Červenka) – 27:091–0
Flek (Ščotka, Jordán) – 32:232–0
Jiříček (Červenka, Smejkal) (PP) – 41:113–0
Černoch (Smejkal, Blümel) – 46:434–0
Blümel (Červenka, Krejčí) – 48:285–0
5–150:57 – Lake (Conway)
8 minPenalties8 min
34Shots18

Latvia vs Finland

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14 May 2022
20:20
Latvia  1–2
(1–0, 0–1, 0–1)
  FinlandTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 11,483
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Elvis MerzļikinsGoaliesHarri SäteriReferees:
  Jeff Ingram
  Sean MacFarlane
Linesmen:
  Nick Briganti
  Nathan van Oosten
Balcers (Ķēniņš) – 08:521–0
1–130:52 – Manninen (Granlund, Lehtonen) (PP)
1–257:08 – Granlund (Lehtonen, Manninen) (PP)
6 minPenalties4 min
18Shots16

Norway vs Great Britain

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15 May 2022
12:20
Norway  4–3 GWS
(1–0, 2–0, 0–3)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
  Great BritainTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 4,651
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Henrik HaukelandGoaliesBen BownsReferees:
  Mads Frandsen
  Fraser Lawrence
Linesmen:
  Andreas Krøyer
  David Obwegeser
Klavestad (Trettenes, Hoff) – 16:131–0
M. Olimb (Rosseli Olsen, Johannesen) (PP) – 26:352–0
M. Olimb (K. Olimb, Rosseli Olsen) (PP) – 35:193–0
3–152:51 – Dowd (Lake, Batch)
3–253:29 – Perlini (Mosey, Conway)
3–356:09 – Richardson (Perlini, Tetlow)
Jakobsson  
Trettenes  
Haga  
Rosseli Olsen  
Shootout  Lake
  O'Connor
  Conway
  Dowd
  Neilson
4 minPenalties10 min
33Shots24

Austria vs United States

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15 May 2022
16:20
Austria  2–3 OT
(1–0, 1–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1)
  United StatesTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 4,228
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David KickertGoaliesStrauss MannReferees:
  Mikael Nord
  Miroslav Stolc
Linesmen:
  Maxime Chaput
  Nathan van Oosten
Nissner (Kasper, Maier) – 14:251–0
Huber (Wukovits, Haudum) – 34:262–0
2–134:43 – Bellows (Meyers, Megna)
2–248:43 – Gaudette (Galchenyuk, Jones) (PP)
2–363:07 – Hughes (Farrell)
8 minPenalties6 min
16Shots39

Czechia vs Sweden

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15 May 2022
20:20
Czechia  3–5
(1–1, 1–3, 1–1)
  SwedenTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 6,089
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Karel Vejmelka
Marek Langhamer
GoaliesMagnus HellbergReferees:
  Jeff Ingram
  Sean MacFarlane
Linesmen:
  Nick Briganti
  Šimon Synek
Krejčí (Červenka) – 06:031–0
1–119:24 – Asplund (Bemström, Wallmark) (PP)
1–222:47 – Bemström (Wallmark, Gustaffson) (PP)
1–325:50 – Bromé
1–428:52 – Asplund (Gustaffson)
Kundrátek (Červenka, Jiříček) (PP) – 37:362–4
2–544:50 – Bengtsson (Bromé)
Blümel (Červenka, Šimek) – 45:193–5
12 minPenalties8 min
21Shots34

Latvia vs Norway

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16 May 2022
16:20
Latvia  3–2
(1–1, 2–0, 0–1)
  NorwayTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 8,510
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Elvis MerzļikinsGoaliesHenrik HaukelandReferees:
  Mads Frandsen
  Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Constantineau
  Andreas Krøyer
Ābols (Ķēniņš, Balcers) – 14:041–0
1–118:41 – Rosseli Olsen (Rokseth, Hoff)
Jeļisejevs (Balcers, Jaks) (PP) – 27:162–1
Ro. Bukarts (Sotnieks, Smons) – 33:003–1
3–247:12 – Krogdahl (Nørstebø, K. A. Olimb)
4 minPenalties35 min
28Shots36

Finland vs United States

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16 May 2022
20:20
Finland  4–1
(1–0, 3–0, 0–1)
  United StatesTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 11,555
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Juho OlkinuoraGoaliesStrauss MannReferees:
  Mikael Nord
  Marian Rohatsch
Linesmen:
  Jonas Merten
  Nathan van Oosten
Granlund (Manninen, Lehtonen) (PP) – 17:201–0
Filppula (Innala, Vatanen (PP) – 24:422–0
Manninen (Sallinen, Granlund) (PP) – 25:363–0
Lehtonen (Hartikainen, Manninen) – 30:504–0
4–158:22 – Galchenyuk (Hughes, Jones)
14 minPenalties41 min
25Shots30

Czechia vs Austria

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17 May 2022
16:20
Czechia  1–2 GWS
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
  AustriaTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 3,264
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Karel VejmelkaGoaliesBernhard StarkbaumReferees:
  Mads Frandsen
  Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Constantineau
  Andreas Krøyer
Červenka (Blümel, Kundrátek) – 17:591–0
1–159:22 – Lebler (Heinrich, Schneider) (EA)
Hertl  
Červenka  
Blümel  
Smejkal  
Krejčí  
Shootout  Kasper
  Ganahl
  Schneider
  Heinrich
4 minPenalties4 min
25Shots19

Sweden vs Great Britain

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17 May 2022
20:20
Sweden  6–0
(5–0, 0–0, 1–0)
  Great BritainTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 3,012
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Magnus HellbergGoaliesBen Bowns
Jackson Whistle
Referees:
  Fraser Lawrence
  Marian Rohatsch
Linesmen:
  Jonas Merten
  Šimon Synek
Asplund (Kellman, Dahlin) – 00:131–0
Nordström (Larsson, Bemström) – 07:432–0
Bengtsson (Bromé) – 10:243–0
Dahlin (Pudas, Bengtsson) – 13:094–0
Asplund (Kellman, Dahlin) (PP) – 19:555–0
Bengtsson (Lang, Tömmernes) – 53:096–0
4 minPenalties10 min
38Shots16

Norway vs Austria

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18 May 2022
16:20
Norway  5–3
(1–1, 2–1, 2–1)
  AustriaTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 6,137
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Henrik HaukelandGoaliesDavid KickertReferees:
  Fraser Lawrence
  Miroslav Stolc
Linesmen:
  Maxime Chaput
  David Obwegeser
0–106:48 – Heinrich (Wukovits, Schneider) (PP)
Rosseli Olsen (K. Olimb) (SH) – 07:331–1
Martinsen (Johannesen, Rosseli Olsen) – 20:552–1
2–226:54 – Haudum (Unterweger, Ganahl) (PP)
Røymark (Haga, Nørstebø) (EA) – 31:443–2
Rosseli Olsen (Martinsen, K. Olimb) (PP2) – 47:324–2
4–356:12 – Schneider (Wukovits, Heinrich) (PP)
Rønnild (Jakobsson) (EN) – 59:475–3
14 minPenalties33 min
26Shots27

Finland vs Sweden

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18 May 2022
20:20
Finland  2–3 GWS
(0–1, 2–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
  SwedenTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 11,695
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Harri SäteriGoaliesMagnus HellbergReferees:
  Jeff Ingram
  Sean MacFarlane
Linesmen:
  Nick Briganti
  Nathan van Oosten
0–111:38 – Larsson (Peterson, Dahlin)
Lehtonen (Björninen, Anttila) – 23:381–1
Vatanen (Lehtonen, Armia) – 25:392–1
2–246:38 – Kellman (Gustafsson, Ekman-Larsson)
Manninen  
Vatanen  
Björninen  
Granlund  
Rajala  
Shootout  Ekman-Larsson
  Bemström
  Tömmernes
  Asplund
  Kellman
4 minPenalties6 min
31Shots25

Great Britain vs United States

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19 May 2022
16:20
Great Britain  0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)
  United StatesTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 4,506
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Jackson WhistleGoaliesJeremy SwaymanReferees:
  Jeff Ingram
  Miroslav Stolc
Linesmen:
  Jonas Merten
  Šimon Synek
0–128:20 – Meyers (Peeke, Schmidt)
0–240:58 – Bellows (Gaudette, Farrell) (PP)
0–343:41 – Bellows (Farrell, Schmidt) (PP)
10 minPenalties12 min
17Shots38

Czechia vs Latvia

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19 May 2022
20:20
Czechia  5–1
(5–0, 0–0, 0–1)
  LatviaTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 5,711
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Karel VejmelkaGoaliesElvis Merzļikins
Artūrs Šilovs
Referees:
  Fraser Lawrence
  Sean MacFarlane
Linesmen:
  Andreas Krøyer
  David Obwegeser
Zohorna (Hertl, Blümel) – 04:021–0
Červenka (Pastrňák, Krejčí) (PP) – 04:582–0
Špaček (Flek) – 06:413–0
Hertl (Zohorna, Blümel) – 16:304–0
Pastrňák (Krejčí, Červenka) – 18:565–0
5–141:01 – Kulda (Ri. Bukarts, Džeriņš)
6 minPenalties6 min
28Shots17

Great Britain vs Finland

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20 May 2022
16:20
Great Britain  0–6
(0–2, 0–2, 0–2)
  FinlandTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 11,502
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Ben BownsGoaliesJuho OlkinuoraReferees:
  Pierre Dehaen
  Mads Frandsen
Linesmen:
  Nick Briganti
  Elias Seewald
0–106:48 – Friman (Vatanen, Lammikko)
0–211:38 – Hietanen (Manninen, Lehtonen)
0–326:40 – Filppula (Granlund, Hartikainen)
0–428:27 – Armia (Friman, Pesonen)
0–549:01 – Mäenalanen (Lindell, Ohtamaa)
0–655:42 – Rajala (Heiskanen, Pesonen) (PP)
4 minPenalties2 min
10Shots42

Latvia vs Austria

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20 May 2022
20:20
Latvia  4–3 GWS
(0–0, 3–2, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
  AustriaTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 8,516
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Artūrs ŠilovsGoaliesBernhard StarkbaumReferees:
  Mikael Nord
  Miroslav Stolc
Linesmen:
  Maxime Chaput
  Šimon Synek
0–121:10 – Nissner (Raffl, Schneider)
Balcers (Jaks, Ābols) – 25:361–1
Ri. Bukarts (Čukste, Džeriņš) (PP) – 29:502–1
2–231:24 – Heinrich (Schneider, Haudum) (PP2)
Balcers (Ri. Bukarts, Sotnieks) – 35:403–2
3–346:21 – Raffl (Zündel, Nissner)
Jeļisejevs  
Ābols  
Ro. Bukarts  
Balcers  
Shootout  Kasper
  Ganahl
  Schneider
  Heinrich
  Lebler
10 minPenalties10 min
21Shots32

United States vs Sweden

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21 May 2022
12:20
United States  3–2 OT
(1–1, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
  SwedenTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 8,304
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Jeremy SwaymanGoaliesLinus UllmarkReferees:
  Fraser Lawrence
  Peter Stano
Linesmen:
  David Obwegeser
  Nathan van Oosten
0–102:28 - Dahlin (Lang, Åman)
Gaudette (Meyers, Peeke) – 07:501–1
Schmidt (Gaudette, Tynan) (PP) – 38:582–1
2–246:56 – Grundström
Gaudette (Tynan, Swayman) – 64:483–2
6 minPenalties6 min
24Shots22

Austria vs Finland

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21 May 2022
16:20
Austria  0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)
  FinlandTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 11,573
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David KickertGoaliesJuho OlkinuoraReferees:
  Jeff Ingram
  Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
  Nick Briganti
  Maxime Chaput
0–101:45 – Filppula (Hartikainen, Granlund)
0–224:10 – Granlund (Hartikainen, Lehtonen)
0–347:39 – Rajala (Filppula)
6 minPenalties2 min
19Shots39

Norway vs Czechia

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21 May 2022
20:20
Norway  1–4
(0–1, 0–1, 1–2)
  CzechiaTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 6,015
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Jonas ArntzenGoaliesKarel VejmelkaReferees:
  Mads Frandsen
  Sean MacFarlane
Linesmen:
  Tommi Niittylä
  Emil Yletyinen
0–106:26 – Pastrňák (Krejčí, Červenka) (PP)
0–222:21 – Vrána (Černoch, Kundrátek) (PP)
0–340:48 – Pastrňák (PS)
Hoff (Trettenes, Haga) (PP) – 44:271–3
1–458:34 – Červenka (Pastrňák, Krejčí) (EN)
12 minPenalties10 min
22Shots32

Great Britain vs Latvia

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22 May 2022
16:20
Great Britain  3–4
(2–0, 1–2, 0–2)
  LatviaTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 4,860
Game reference
Ben BownsGoaliesElvis Merzļikins
Artūrs Šilovs
Referees:
  Pierre Dehaen
  Sean MacFarlane
Linesmen:
  Elias Seewald
  Šimon Synek
Perlini (Myers, Neilson) (PP) – 05:241–0
Neilson (Hook, Jones) (EA) – 12:162–0
2–124:17 – Batņa (Jeļisejevs, Čukste)
Hook (O'Connor, Batch) – 26:243–1
3–234:34 – Jaks (Ro. Bukarts, Dzierkals) (PP)
3–351:49 – Ri. Bukarts (Dzierkals, Ro. Bukarts) (PP)
3–453:11 – Džeriņš (Dzierkals, Čukste) (PP)
14 minPenalties10 min
19Shots36

Sweden vs Norway

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22 May 2022
20:20
Sweden  7–1
(1–0, 4–0, 2–1)
  NorwayTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 3,707
Game reference
Magnus HellbergGoaliesJonas ArntzenReferees:
  Andris Ansons
  Robin Šír
Linesmen:
  Nick Briganti
  David Obwegeser
Peterson (Gustafsson, Nylander) (PP) – 11:481–0
Nylander (Gustafsson, Peterson) (PP) – 27:432–0
Peterson (Grundström, Tömmernes) – 28:473–0
Asplund (Kellman) – 31:384–0
Wallmark (Dahlin, Bemström) (PP) – 37:335–0
5–140:44 – Fladeby (Johannesen, K. Olimb)
Friberg (Lang, Åman) – 43:136–1
Asplund (Nylander, Bemström) (PP) – 49:577–1
8 minPenalties10 min
35Shots20

United States vs Czechia

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23 May 2022
16:20
United States  0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)
  CzechiaTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 5,270
Game reference
Jeremy SwaymanGoaliesKarel VejmelkaReferees:
  Lassi Heikkinen
  Jeff Ingram
Linesmen:
  Maxime Chaput
  Nathan van Oosten
0–107:53 – Blümel (Zohorna)
7 minPenalties6 min
24Shots16

Austria vs Great Britain

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23 May 2022
20:20
Austria  5–3
(0–1, 0–1, 5–1)
  Great BritainTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 3,321
Game reference
Bernhard StarkbaumGoaliesBen BownsReferees:
  Mads Frandsen
  Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
  Jonas Merten
  David Obwegeser
0–119:00 – Myers (Perlini, Neilson) (PP)
0–221:57 – Dowd (Neilson)
Wukovits (Schneider, Raffl) (PP) – 44:511–2
1–346:19 – Neilson
Heinrich (Haudum, Kasper) – 47:282–3
Nissner (Raffl) – 51:263–3
Raffl (Schneider, Nissner) – 58:544–3
Schneider (Heinrich, Nissner) (ENG) – 59:165–3
6 minPenalties2 min
29Shots28

Sweden vs Latvia

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24 May 2022
12:20
Sweden  1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)
  LatviaTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 5,560
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Linus UllmarkGoaliesArtūrs ŠilovsReferees:
  Mads Frandsen
  Roy Stian Hansen
Linesmen:
  Andreas Krøyer
  Jonas Merten
Nylander (Dahlin, Wallmark) (PP) – 34:541–0
6 minPenalties4 min
35Shots21

United States vs Norway

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24 May 2022
16:20
United States  4–2
(2–0, 1–1, 1–1)
  NorwayTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 5,435
Game reference
Jeremy Swayman
Strauss Mann
GoaliesHenrik HaukelandReferees:
  Jeff Ingram
  Fraser Lawrence
Linesmen:
  Maxime Chaput
  Šimon Synek
Hartman (Galchenyuk, Lafferty) – 03:451–0
Boldy (Galchenyuk) – 07:202–0
2–122:43 – Martinsen (Haga, Røymark)
Meyers (Hughes, Kuhlman) – 28:053–1
3–241:59 – Rokseth (Jakobsson, Trettenes)
Farrell (EN) – 59:204–2
4 minPenalties4 min
37Shots23

Finland vs Czechia

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24 May 2022
20:20
Finland  3–0
(2–0, 1–0, 0–0)
  CzechiaTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 11,673
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Juho OlkinuoraGoaliesMarek LanghamerReferees:
  Mikael Nord
  Miroslav Stolc
Linesmen:
  Nick Briganti
  Jake Davis
Armia (Pesonen) – 09:311–0
Manninen (Sallinen, Granlund) (PP) – 16:172–0
Rajala (Seppälä, Heiskanen) – 35:343–0
4 minPenalties6 min
19Shots24

References

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  1. ^ "Finland opens Worlds vs. Norway". iihf.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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