Sweden controlled the final period to come away with the 5-2 win. The fourth Swedish goal happened when Hanifin let his man get in behind him for a mini break away. Halverson was actually quite good in goal after replacing Oldham and the final Swedish goal was a late empty netter.
Underwhelming game from USA Blue. Tuch toned down the physical play but didn't really achieve much offensively. MacInnis, like Boeser in the earlier game, didn't do much of anything after I complimented his early play. I had hoped to see more from Dvorak as well.
The defense was average. Fortunato and Dougherty played a lot and didn't make too many mistakes but didn't create much either. Hanifin seemed to be going through the motions and his partner Collins looks like the same player he was last year, which is disappointing. Jones wasn't great and Jacobs wasn't particularly noticeable.