The ultimate qualifying tournaments for the lads’s ice hockey match for the 2026 Olympic Video games continued on Friday. The winners of the three tournaments will be a part of the 12-team discipline for the Milano Cortina Video games.
Here’s a recap of the outcomes from Day 2.
Group D
Kazakhstan 2, Austria 1
Dmitri Breus scored lower than two minutes into the sport and Tamirlan Gaitamirov scored the go-ahead purpose late within the third interval as Kazakhstan (2-0-0) topped Austria (0-0-2) 2-1.
Artyom Likhotnikov added two assists for Kazakhstan, whereas Raphael Herburger scored the lone tally for Austria.
Regardless of Austria out-shooting its opponents 46-22, it was Kazakh netminder Andrey Shutov who made 45 saves to safe the victory. Austrian goalie David Kickert made 20 saves.
Slovakia 7, Hungary 3
Marek Hrivik notched a purpose and an help and was one in all seven totally different goal-scorers as Slovakia (2-0-0) secured a 7-3 victory over Hungary (0-0-2).
Fifteen-year NHL veteran Tomas Tatar scored a purpose and Calgary Flames teenager Martin Pospisil notched an help. Robert Lantosi, Libor Hudacek, Mario Grman, Pavol Regenda and Matus Sukel additionally scored for Slovakia.
Henrik Nilsson notched one and Istvan Bartalis scored twice for Hungary.
Slovak defenceman and New Jersey Devils prospect Simon Nemec was injured halfway by means of the second interval. Crew officers stated that there have been no dislocations or damaged bones, however the 20-year-old remains to be present process exams.
Hungarian goalie Adam Vay confronted 40 photographs and made 37 saves. Slovakia’s Samuel Hlavaj confronted 12 photographs and made 9 saves within the win.
Group E
France 5, Slovenia 1
St. Louis Blues ahead Alexandre Texier scored a hat trick as France (2-0-0) topped Slovenia (0-0-2).
Tim Bozon additionally notched two objectives for France. Jan Urbas had the one purpose for Slovenia.
Slovenian goaltender Matija Pintaric made 17 saves of the 22 photographs he confronted, whereas French goalie Quentin Papillon stopped 18 photographs for the win.
Latvia 5, Ukraine 1
Uvis Janis Balinskis notched three assists and Rihards Bukarts and Miks Indrasis every had a purpose and an help as Latvia (2-0-0) topped Ukraine (0-0-2).
Dans Locmelis, Robert Bukarts and Haralds Egle additionally scored for Latvia. Ukraine’s purpose got here from ahead Daniil Trakht.
Ukrainian goaltenders Bogdan Dyachenko and Eduard Zakharchenko confronted 19 photographs every, combining to make 33 saves on 38 photographs. Lativa’s Kristers Gudlevskis stopped 16 of 17 photographs.
Group F
Norway 6, Nice Britain 2
Fourty-year-old Patrick Thoresen scored a hat trick and Minnesota Wild’s Mats Zuccarello notched two assists as Norway (2-0-0) beat Nice Britain (0-0-2).
Norway’s Emilio Petterson had a purpose and two assists within the win. Johannes Johannesen and Ken Andre Olimb additionally scored for the victors. Josh Waller and Ben Davies scored for Nice Britain.
British goaltender Ben Bowns began the sport between the pipes however was pulled in favour of Liam Whistle after Bowns allowed 4 objectives on 22 photographs. Whistle stopped 11 of the 13 photographs he confronted.
Norwegian goaltender Jonas Arntzen stopped 21 of 23 photographs he confronted.
Denmark 3, Japan 2 (OT)
Pittsburgh Penguins ahead Lars Eller scored the game-winning purpose, with the assistance of Nikolaj Ehlers, as Denmark (1-1-0-0) edged out Japan (0-0-1-1) in additional time.
Teruto Nakajima opened the scoring midway by means of the primary interval, however Denmark’s Jonas Rondbjerg scored the equalizer simply over 30 seconds later. Christian Wejse then scored the go-ahead purpose with two-and-a-half minutes remaining within the first.
Japanese ahead Makuru Furuhashi scored the tying purpose within the second interval.
Yuta Narisawa was excellent for Japan between the pipes, regardless of the loss, stopping 36 photographs amid an inflow of takes from Denmark. On the different finish of the ice, Frederik Andersen stopped 16 of 18 photographs.