2018 U.S. Men's National Team Game Notes Preliminary Round Vs
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2018 U.S. MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM GAME NOTES 2018 IIHF MEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | COPENHAGEN & HERNING, DENMARK | MAY 4-20, 2018 PRELIMINARY ROUND GAME #6 • USA (3-2-0-0) VS. NORWAY (0-1-1-3) • JYSKE BANK BOXEN (CAPACITY: 11,000) • MAY 13, 2018 TONIGHT'S GAME THINGS WORTH MENTIONING The U.S. Men's National Team faces Norway tonight in its Team USA is the away team and will wear white ... Yesterday's sixth preliminary round game of the 2018 IIHF Men's World off day saw U.S. players and guests travel to the coastal city of Championship here in Herning, Denmark. Puck drop is set for Aarhus ... The last time Team USA won its first five games in a 4:15 p.m. local time (10:15 a.m. ET) at the Jyske Bank Boxen Men's World Championship was 1933 ... Cam Atkinson and and will be televised live in the U.S. exclusively on NHL Network. Nick Bonino skated together at Avon Old Farms (USHS). For This is the 19th meeting betwen the United States and Norway more on their connection, see page 5 ... Patrick Kane leads the in Men's World Championship play. Through five games, the U.S. tournament in assists (9) and is third in points (12). He is one assist leads Group B with 13 points while Norway is in seventh place shy of the U.S. record for most assists in a single tournament, with two points. which is shared by Max Pacioretty (2012) and Craig Smith The United States enters the 2018 IIHF Men's World (2013), and four points back of the U.S. record for most points in a Championship seeking its 12th tournament medal and first since single tournament, which Richard Roberge set in 1962 with 16 ... 2016, when it claimed a bronze medal. All-time, the U.S. has Johnny Gaudreau's 19 career assists in tournament play is one won gold once (1933), silver four times (1950, 1939, 1934, 1931) shy of Craig Smith's U.S. record while he's five points away from and bronze six times (2015, 2013, 2004, 1996, 1952, 1949). Mark Johnson's U.S. record 33. For record details, see page 7. TALKING POINTS TEAM USA SCHEDULE THE SERIES VS. NORWAY DATE EVENT TIME (LOCAL)/RESULT The United States and Norway are meeting for the 19th time in City Venue (Eastern) tournament play. To date, the U.S. holds a 17-0-0-1-0 (W-OTW- OTL-L-T) record against Norway. Team USA's only loss to TUES., MAY 1 DENMARK (exh.) W, 3-2 Norway came on March 9, 1951, via a 3-0 shutout. The two Herning KVIK Hockey Arena teams last met in 2011, when current U.S. forward Chris Kreider FRI., MAY 4 CANADA SOW, 5-4 (Boxford, Mass.) and Team USA edged Norway, 4-2. Herning Jyske Bank Boxen SAT., MAY 5 DENMARK W, 4-0 • USA VS. NORWAY TALE OF THE TAPE Herning Jyske Bank Boxen Category USA NORWAY MON., MAY 7 GERMANY W, 3-0 Record 3-2-0-0 0-1-1-3 Herning Jyske Bank Boxen Goals For/Avg. 28/5.60 7/1.40 THURS., MAY 10 LATVIA OTW, 3-2 Goals Against/Avg. 7/1.40 22/4.40 Power Play .385 (10-26) .058 (1-17) Herning Jyske Bank Boxen Penalty Killing .875 (14-16) .714 (15-21) FRI., MAY 11 KOREA W, 13-1 Shots For Gm/Avg. 194/38.8 93/18.6 Herning Jyske Bank Bozen Shots Against Gm./Avg. 120/24.0 157/31.4 SUN., MAY 13 NORWAY 4:15 P.M. Top Scorers Kane (3-9--12) Trettenes (1-1--2) Herning Jyske Bank Boxen 10:15 A.M. Atkinson (5-2--7) Valkvae Olsen (1-1--2) TUES., MAY 15 FINLAND 12:15 P.M. Gaudreau (1-6--7) Bastiansen (0-2--2) Herning Jyske Bank Boxen 6:15 A.M. Olimb (0-2--2) THURS., MAY 17 QUARTERFINALS TBD Top Goalie Kinkaid Haukeland TBD TBD TBD (4-0, 1.46, .944) (0-1, 3.31, .901) SAT., MAY 19 SEMIFINALS 3:15 P.M. Copenhagen Royal Arena 1:15 P.M. FINAL ROSTER SET AT 25 SUN., MAY 20 BRONZE MEDAL GAME 3:45 P.M. The U.S. finalized its roster this weekend with the additions of Copenhagen Royal Arena 9:45 A.M. Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy (Long Beach, N.Y.) SUN., MAY 20 GOLD MEDAL GAME 8:15 P.M. and Nashville Predators forward Nick Bonino (Hartford, Conn.). Copenhagen Royal Arena 2:15 P.M. A three-time IIHF medalist, including two gold medals (2017 WJC, 2015 MU18) and one bronze medal (2016 WJC), McAvoy All U.S. tournament games to be televised live on NHL Network is playing on a U.S. Men's National Team for the second consecutive year and representing Team USA for the fifth time in TEAM USA STAT LEADERS IIHF world championship play. Bonino will be playing on a U.S. Men's National Team for the second time. Three years ago, he SKATERS GOALTENDERS GOALS Cam Atkinson 5 GAA Keith Kinkaid 1.46 tallied two goals and two assists for four points as the U.S. Men's ASSISTS SV% National Team claimed a bronze medal at the 2015 IIHF Men's Patrick Kane 9 Keith Kinkaid .944 POINTS Patrick Kane 12 WINS Keith Kinkaid 4 World Championship in Ostrava and Prague, Czech Republic. SHUTOUTS Keith Kinkaid 2 GROUP B SCENARIOS Entering today's games, the U.S. is the lone team from Group MEDIA INFORMATION B to have clinched its quarterfinal spot. A win in regulation will guarantee the U.S. finishes no worse than second. The top-four Team USA players and head coach Jeff Blashill will be available Group B finishers will meet Group A's top four in Thursday's for interviews in designated mixed-zone areas following games quarterfinals, which will be split between Copenhagen & Herning. and non-game day practices. Media availability on day-of-game skates will be limited. Members of the media are not allowed in GROUP B STANDINGS • ENTERING MAY 13 the U.S. dressing room. Team Record PTS GF GA Games Remaining MEDIA CONTACT: JON GOMEZ United States 3-2-0-0 13 28 7 2 (NOR, FIN) 973.723.5744 [email protected] Finland 4-0-0-1 12 30 6 2 (FIN, USA) All media availability with U.S. team members must be arranged Denmark 3-1-0-2 11 13 16 1 (LAT) through Jon Gomez, who is on-site with the U.S. Men's National Canada 3-0-1-1 10 27 11 2 (LAT, GER) Team here in Denmark. Latvia 2-1-1-1 9 14 14 2 (CAN, DEN) Germany 1-0-2-2 5 13 15 2 (FIN, CAN) ONLINE GUIDE TEAMUSA.USAHOCKEY.COM/2018MENSWORLDS Norway 0-1-1-3 2 7 22 2 (USA, KOR) Team USA information, including player and staff bios, team Korea 0-0-0-6 0 4 45 1 (NOR) schedule, news and team history is available online. @USAHOCKEY • TEAMUSA.USAHOCKEY.COM/2018MENSWORLDS • USAHOCKEY.COM • #2018MWC 1 2018 U.S. MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM GAME NOTES PRELIMINARY ROUND VS. NORWAY • MAY 13, 2018 2018 IIHF MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP U.S. DETAILS 2018 U.S. MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM OPPONENT BREAKDOWN & RECAPS ALL-TIME RECORD VS. OPPONENT CANADA Opponent GP Record^ GF GA Men's Worlds Series vs. Canada: 45 GP 1-4-1-39-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) Austria 12 11-0-0-2-0 58 23 Of Note: Kinkaid's 40 save performance is most by U.S. netminder since 2011. Belarus 7 6-0-0-1-0 29 15 MAY 4, 2018: USA 5, CAN 4 (SOW): Cam Atkinson (Riverside, Conn.) scored both Belgium 2 2-0-0-0-0 25 2 goals in the shootout, Dylan Larkin (Waterford, Mich.) added two goals in Canada 45 1-4-1-39-0 87 230 regulation and Keith Kinkaid (Farmingville, N.Y.) made 40 saves as the U.S. Czech Republic 14 5-1-1-6-1 38 41 edged Canada, 5-4, in a shootout win to defeat Canada. Czechoslovakia 38 8-2-0-25-3 76 194 DENMARK Denmark 7 5-0-1-1-0 26 12 East Germany 10 2-0-0-5-3 39 40 Men's Worlds Series vs. Denmark: 7 GP 5-0-1-1-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) Finland 62 22-1-2-29-8 186 216 Of Note: Denmark is hosting the IIHF Men's World Championship for the first time. France 10 9-0-0-1-0 43 15 MAY 5, 2018: USA 4, DEN 0: Keith Kinkaid (Farmingville, N.Y.) made 20 saves Germany 17 9-0-1-4-3 49 35 and three U.S. players recorded a goal and an assist in the victory. Will Butcher (Sun Prairie, Wis.), Chris Kreider (Boxford, Mass.), Cam Atkinson Great Britain 4 2-0-0-0-2 22 14 (Riverside, Conn.) and Nick Jensen (St. Paul, Minn.) all scored in the game. Hungary 2 2-0-0-0-0 8 1 Italy 8 5-1-0-2-0 26 17 GERMANY Japan 2 2-0-0-0-0 15 2 Men's Worlds Series vs. Germany: 17 GP 9-0-1-4-3 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) Kazakhstan 3 1-2-0-0-0 17 5 Of Note: Team USA's win snapped a two-game MWC losing streak to Germany.