Swedish goalkeeper Jesper Wallstedt fell on his sword after a 3-2 loss to the United States at the World Junior Hockey Championship he won sunday night.
With this defeat, Sweden cedes the first place in Group B to the United States and will have to go through Canada to qualify for the final for the pass medal.
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“I think I betrayed the whole team, all the players, all the staff,” Wallstedt said after the game. “I disappointed an entire country with this defeat, it’s all up to me, to myself. “
Wallstedt, 19, a First-round pick from the Minnesota Wild, 20th overall, in the 2021 NHL Draft, was difficult for himself, given that Sweden had been ruled out 41-30 in the game.
Wallstedt wasn’t enthusiastic about Matthew Coronato’s third goal at 5:26 of the third era to take the score to 3-0.
Coronato, decided at 13th overall through the Calgary Flames in 2021, caught a pass from Landon Slaggert and uncorked a shot over Wallstedt from the scoring circle of the left game.
“He charged us 3 points (for the win),” Wallstedt said. Now we can’t get there first, we can only be second. This (third goal) charges us. It may have only been 2-2 and we would have been back in the game.
Sweden scored two goals in the final two minutes of the third period, but failed to complete the comeback.
Sweden brought a talented team to the World Junior Championship with seven first-round picks on their roster, and the loss is entirely attributed to Wallstedt.
“Then he has to score goals for us,” Sweden head coach Tomas Monten said. “It gave us a chance to win this game and we almost made it back. We played better defensively in the second, but then we just lost our merit offensively.
Switzerland struggled to the quarterfinals, beating Austria in a set-up for the winner on Monday afternoon.
Neither team had won an attack in the tournament and were fighting for the last place in the knockout round.
Attilio Biasca scored with numerical superiority with just over 4 minutes to go to give Switzerland a 3-2 victory. The Swiss earned a five-minute numerical merit when Austrian defender Lorenz Lindner took a primary to tackle with just five minutes to go.
“It was pretty difficult, we knew we had to win this game to get to the quarterfinals,” said Swiss captain Simon Knak, selected in the sixth round of the Nashville Predators in 2019. “We were very proud to have been able to win this game.
“We had a wonderful chance at the end (serious penalty) and I’m proud of the guys who took advantage of that possibility. “
Switzerland finished fourth in Group B and will face Canada in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Canada faced Finland at the time of the day’s game on Monday to the winner of Group A.
“We are sorry to win this game,” said Swiss striker Jonas Taibel, who also scored in the win. “It wasn’t the most productive win, but it was a vital win and we’re quite pleased to be in the quarter-finals. “now. “
For Austria, it’s a disappointing end to a frustrating tournament. Austria lost all 4 games and was eliminated.
“We played a smart game for almost 60 minutes,” Austrian goalkeeper Sebastien Wraneschitz said. “Unnecessary consequences of the match. Everyone is disappointed in the dressing room at the moment, but I think we will come back more powerful in the next tournament.
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The United States dominated Group B with victory over Sweden and will face the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals.
Coronato scored twice in the win over Sweden. He has 4 goals and six problems in 4 games for the United States.
“It’s some other game and some other day to keep improving and keep improving,” Coronato said. “The most important thing in this tournament is to keep improving. We are satisfied with the way we play and we must continue. “to build on that.
The United States has four first-round picks and six second-round picks on its roster, the first to play in the NCAA and will go straight to school after the tournament.
“I think we keep growing,” the U. S. head coach said. We had a great game. I still think we can have a better game, but it’s a smart step for us.
Loose washers. . . Tuesday is a day off for the tournament, which has had 3 matches a day, except for Friday. On Wednesday the 4 quarterfinals will be played from 10:00 am.
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