Three games of interest.
USA (Smith)-Finland – USA dominated winning 5-1. Smith played 5:49, even.
Canada (Burns, McLellan)-Latvia (Jevpalovs) – Canada dominated winning 6-1. Jevpalovs did not dress for the game. Burns with assist, 4 shots, in 20:13 played.
Czech Republic (Hertl)- Sweden. Sweden pulled it out 6-5 in shootout. Hertl had a goal on two shots; -1; played 15:28.
Saturday’s games of interest: CZE (Hertl) – LAT (Jevpalovs) and USA (Smith) – Norway.