USA vs Finland Prediction & Picks - IIHF World Championship
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The playoffs of the Ice Hockey World Championship are about to begin and with them a great spectacle will be displayed in Stockholm and Herning. In this regard, one of the first quarterfinals games corresponds to the clash between the US and Finland, national teams that will confront next Thursday morning at 08:20 am CST in Stockholm.
For this game, it’s important to note that the US qualified as the second-best team in Group B after an amazing victory over Czech Republic (5-2) that must have elevated their motivation to battle for a championship that they haven’t won in history. With that in mind, players like Logan Cooley, Frank Nazar, Zach Werenski and Tage Thompson are expected to carry on being the offensive leaders for the rest of the playoffs.
On Finland’s case, this team also has some important absences, but they’ve been able to successfully survive in a very complicated group that they shared with Sweden and Canada, but it cannot be ignored that their offensive line hasn’t been as effective in comparison to the US during the group stage. For that reason, it makes sense that the bookmakers’ odds aren’t putting the Finnish squad as the favorite to get into the semifinals.
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Players list
J. Daccord
J. Swayman
Z. Buium
A. Vlasic
M. Kesselring
J. LaCombe
Z. Werenski
A. Peeke
B. Skjei
S. Pinto
W. Smith
L. Cooley
C. Gauthier
F. Nazar
J. Doan
M. Beniers
D. O'Connor
M. Eyssimont
M. McCarron
C. Keller
T. Thompson
C. Garland
J. Saros
E. Larmi
N. Matinpalo
A. Leppanen
M. Seppala
M. Lehtonen
R. Rissanen
V. Saarijarvi
J. Mattila
E. Erholtz
J. Parssinen
W. Merela
P. Puistola
M. Pyyhtia
L. Hameenaho
J. Ikonen
H. Bjorninen
J. Lammikko
T. Teravainen
J. Jarvinen
E. Tolvanen
H. Pesonen
Most goals and assists
USA
Finland
F. Nazar
(6 Goals)
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T. Thompson
(6 Goals)
E. Tolvanen
(8 Goals)
S. Pinto
(8 Assists)
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L. Cooley
(8 Assists)
T. Teravainen
(10 Assists)
USA - Finland Key Points
- The US have kept a very high offensive effectiveness throughout the tournament, as they scored five or more goals in 6 out of their 7 group stage games.
- Finland was only able to score more than three goals per game during their dominant victory over Slovenia (9-1).
- The US hold a streak of two victories in a row over Finland, in which they were able to score four or more goals per game.
- Finland scored more than two goals in only one out of their last five confrontations against the US, which corresponds to a game in the 2022 World Championship.
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Our USA vs Finland Prediction
To conclude, both teams are forced to show their best level in order to survive in this championship, being worth noting that there aren’t any series in this tournament, so the winner of this game will advance to the semifinals. In this matter, the US is expected to carry on showing great offensive effectiveness. Therefore, the pick for US – Finland is: Total Goals in the 1st Period – Over 1.5!
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