GDT: Semifinal - May 19 - Sweden vs USA

[stv11]

2018 IIHF World Championship
Semifinal

May 19
9:15 AM ET • 3:15 PM CET

Sweden vs USA

Sweden
Last game's lineup

Goaltenders:
31 Anders Nilsson
35 Magnus Hellberg

Defensemen:
23 Oliver Ekman-Larsson - 6 Adam Larsson
47 Hampus Lindholm - 3 John Klingberg
4 Mattias Ekholm - 5 Mikael Wikstrand

Forwards:
67 Rickard Rakell - 93 Mika Zibanejad - 13 Mattias Janmark
72 Patrick Hörnqvist - 11 Mikael Backlund - 14 Gustav Nyquist
79 Filip Forsberg - 9 Adrian Kempe - 33 Viktor Arvdisson
91 Magnus Pääjärvi- 12 Johan Larsson - 25 Jacob de la Rose
24 Lias Andersson - 18 Dennis Everberg

Scratched:
G 30 Filip Gustavsson
D 56 Erik Gustafsson
F 40 Elias Pettersson


USA
Last game's lineup

Goaltenders:
1 Keith Kinkaid
33 Scott Darling

Defensemen:
23 Alec Martinez - 73 Charlie McAvoy
4 Will Butcher - 5 Connor Murphy
14 Nick Jensen - 44 Neal Pionk
43 Quinn Hughes

Forwards:
12 Alex DeBrincat - 36 Colin White - 88 Patrick Kane
89 Cam Atkinson - 3 Nick Bonino - 13 Johnny Gaudreau
27 Anders Lee - 21 Dylan Larkin - 20 Chris Kreider
25 Blake Coleman - 7 Derek Ryan - 29 Tage Thompson
22 Sonny Milano

Scratched:
G 35 Charlie Lindgren
D 82 Jordan Oesterle
F 39 Brian Gibbons


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[Slimmy]

Tank you stv11 for the lineups and for creating these threads. By the way, anyone know what happened to Systemfel? He used to be all over this.

 

[PatrikBerglund]

Sweden +
Defencemen (big advantage)


USA+
forwards (small advantage)
Goalie
Coach

My bet. 4-3 USA (since Sweden looked like horse shit against Latvia).

 

[Kyndig]

Well we got Olympic revenge. Can USA now get WJC revenge!? Still can't believe USA hasn't won gold since...might as well be forever ago.

 

[Pensionsraddare]

Don't know why people bashing on Sweden for "only" win 3-2 against Latvia. Even our own fans seems to think we suck and will get blownout by the US only because of the performance last night. People seems to forget that we actually won in regular time while Canada and USA had to go OT to beat the Latvians.

It's not like the matches against that team will mean anything tommorow. It's totally new conditions and both teams will play to win. May the best team win!

 

[Eye of Ra]

Don't know why people bashing on Sweden for "only" win 3-2 against Latvia. Even our own fans seems to think we suck and will get blownout by the US only because of the performance last night. People seems to forget that we actually won in regular time while Canada and USA had to go OT to beat the Latvians.

It's not like the matches against that team will mean anything tommorow. It's totally new conditions and both teams will play to win. May the best team win!

sweden has not been good in the whole tournament overall, we are only good for 1 period then we suck in 2 periods. with that team we have we should not be this bad playing-wise. latvia was close to win the game btw, kenins had open goal.

 

[jj cale]

Sweden will be o.k tomorrow, they have a solid team and match up well against the U.S.

It will be close but I think Sweden prevails in the end, i'll go 4-3 Sweden for a prediction.

 

[Pensionsraddare]

sweden has not been good in the whole tournament overall, we are only good for 1 period then we suck in 2 periods. with that team we have we should not be this bad playing-wise. latvia was close to win the game btw, kenins had open goal.

Sweden have only played as good as they've been forced to this far. They have done nothing more then necessary. I like to think they will put in a much better effort in this game if that's what it takes to win. They adapt to the level of the game. Sweden have so much more to give in this tournament. It really was the same last year. Sweden almost never do anymore then they are forced to.

 

[DDRhockey]

This US team is good upfront. Three deadly lines.

 

[theslatcher]

Wonder if Johan Larsson will get benched, went 0-6 in FO's last night.

 

[Retroglyphs]

Sweden 5 - USA 2

 

[AgentBrodeur]

Sweden 5 - USA 2

USA 5 - Sweden 2

 

[maximafinogenov7]

I hope that we will see win a hockey and not professorial hockey play by Sweden. So my wish is 5:3 for USA.

 

[Eye of Ra]

I hope that we will see win a hockey and not professorial hockey play by Sweden. So my wish is 5:3 for USA.

what do you mean with this? sweden have played offensive hockey the whole tournament.

 

[ZEBROA]

Usa will win because its a early game and a playing system that Sweden have trouble to solve.

 

[Tomas W]

Sweden will win and US hockey will fail. As they they always do in this particular championship.

Or Ok, I give the US 46% chance.

Kaner is great, so....

 

[IceBjoern]

I hope and believe that Sweden will prevail..

4-2

It’ll all come down to goaltending.

 

[theslatcher]

The US hasn't been in a gold medal game at worlds since 1960(where they won gold,) history is certainly not in their favor.

 

[Kyndig]

The US hasn't been in a gold medal game at worlds since 1960(where they won gold,) history is certainly not in their favor.

Think its a better roster than normal. Though it would've been nice to have Eichel and Matthews.

 

[VictorLustig]

Sweden will stand no chance if they continue with the penalties. Will probably be a massive amount of Swedes in the stands which hopefully will work in their favor.

 

[theslatcher]

Sweden will stand no chance if they continue with the penalties. Will probably be a massive amount of Swedes in the stands which hopefully will work in their favor.

Eh, we're pretty even with the US when it comes to penalties, I think both teams hate divers & embellishers by this point.

Should be a Swedish crowd considering Danes probably haven't swarmed the tickets like they did in hope for a Danish QF.

 

[usahockey22flyers]

This is going to be a great game

 

[SanDogBrewin]

Ugh a very early game mañana on west coast. But it will be worth it. No sloppy Dzone play.

 

[AmericanDream]

this one is going to be good, I am hoping for a great back and forth battle...I expect a very pro Sweden crowd but a great atmosphere.

4-3 US , have to stay out of the box, but we have 3 real good lines, our defense has held up pretty well for a Motley Crue...need McAvoy to be game 1 Charlie and not against the Czechs..

 

[Bixby Snyder]

USA will crush Swedes 6-2.