Overview
- The victory moved the Americans to 3-0, level with Sweden in Group A, with first place to be decided in their Dec. 31 matchup.
- James Hagens tied the game with 45 seconds left in the second period and put the U.S. ahead 18 seconds into the third, scoring twice in 1:03.
- Will Zellers netted the eventual winner on the power play, while Brendan McMorrow, Ryker Lee and AJ Spellacy also scored as Caleb Heil made 26 saves.
- Slovakia’s Tomáš Chrenko scored twice in a special-teams heavy game that included short-handed goals by both teams.
- The U.S. again played without top defenseman Cole Hutson, who was stretchered off Saturday, evaluated at a hospital, released and listed day-to-day.