United States scores 5 in middle frame to rout Kazakhstan, advance at ice hockey worlds

The Associated Press

· Posted: May 18, 2025 5:29 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

After a goalless opening period, the United States proceeded to unafraid its spot successful the quarterfinals of the crystal hockey satellite title with a 6-1 rout of Kazakhstan connected Sunday.

The Americans are tied with the Czech Republic connected 14 points successful Group B, trailing person Switzerland connected 16. The U.S. completes its radical signifier connected Tuesday against the Czechs, who person 2 much games to play.

"I thought we were acceptable to play retired of the gate," U.S. caput manager Ryan Warsofsky said. "We request to proceed to physique and get acceptable for what volition beryllium a large situation connected Tuesday against the Czechs."

Despite an unproductive archetypal play successful Herning, the U.S. jumped to a commanding five-goal pb successful the second.

Frank Nazar broke the deadlock 6:58 into the play with a changeable from the near ellipse supra the mitt of Sergei Kudryavtsev. The guardant added 2 assists aboriginal successful the game.

Defenceman Jackson Lacombe wristed a changeable from the bluish enactment done dense postulation to treble the pb with 8:14 to spell successful the 2nd period.

The adjacent 2 goals came successful the span of 58 seconds.

U.S. antiaircraft prima Zach Werenski skated toward the extremity earlier beating backup goalie Maxim Pavlenko who came connected astatine the opening of the last period.

Goaltender Jeremy Swayman made 16 saves for the U.S.

Switzerland demolished Hungary 10-0 and volition play its past Group B crippled against Kazakhstan connected Tuesday.

In Stockholm, a 5-1 triumph implicit Slovakia lifted Latvia to 4th spot successful Group A.

Also successful Stockholm, Austria bushed Slovenia 3-2 successful a shootout to support live its hopes of reaching the quarterfinals for the archetypal time. Austria is tied successful 5th with Slovakia successful Group A.

The apical 4 teams from each radical volition advance.