GDT: Group A - May 10 - USA vs Slovakia

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2019 IIHF World Championship
Group A

May 10
2:15 PM ET • 8:15 PM CET

USA vs Slovakia

USA
Confirmed lineup

Goaltenders:
35 Cory Schneider
30 Thatcher Demko

Defensemen:
20 Ryan Suter - 27 Alec Martinez
76 Brady Skjei - 55 Noah Hanifin
43 Quinn Hughes - 8 Adam Fox

Forwards:
19 Clayton Keller - 9 Jack Eichel - 2 Chris Kreider
12 Alex DeBrincat - 71 Dylan Larkin - 13 Johnny Gaudreau
25 James Van Riemsdyk - 6 Jack Hughes - 88 Patrick Kane
10 Derek Ryan - 41 Luke Glendening - 36 Colin White
72 Frank Vatrano


Slovakia
Confirmed lineup

Goaltenders:
33 Patrik Rybár
1 Marek Ciliak

Defensemen:
81 Erik Černák - 2 Andrej Sekera
83 Christián Jaroš - 52 Martin Marinčin
6 Martin Fehérváry - 71 Marek Ďaloga
64 Patrik Koch - 45 Michal Čajkovský

Forwards:
14 Richard Pánik - 13 Michal Krištof - 90 Tomáš Tatar
27 Ladislav Nagy - 19 Matúš Sukeľ - 28 Marian Studenič
56 Marko Daňo - 24 Tomáš Zigo - 16 Róbert Lántoši
47 Mário Lunter - 17 Dávid Buc - 23 Adam Liška


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[stastny12]

Here we go! 3:2 in penalties for Slovakia

 

[Devilsfan118]

Gonna have to sneakily stream this on my phone while I'm at work

 

[Retroglyphs]

It's early in the tournament, and so difficult to predict.

3-2 in OT for the Slovaks

 

[Jakk123]

I hope we can surprise, but the difference in quality is just too big.

 

[Nexon]

I think Slovaks will create good resistance for first 30 minutes and then lose 5-3.

 

[jaro]

Quality of team usa is huge. To much for slovaks usa will win 6:1

 

[tobu]

Home ice, gotta be optimist instead of realist. Tight win for Slovakia like 3-2

 

[penepi]

Expect both teams to have problems with scoring in their first game. But especially us being nervous playing at home. 3:1 for the US.

 

[member 305909]

It is good for the group that the expected 4 teams to go through will start by playing against each other. Fin-Can tomorrow and Fin-Svk on saturday.

Finland or Slovakia could be on 0 points after two games and thar would make the group interesting.

 

[AgentBrodeur]

USA needs a backup goalie

 

[AgentBrodeur]

i know two people on that slovak team

 

[lostinwarsaw]

i know two people on that slovak team

Than clearly you don’t watch nhl hockey.

 

[Lambo]

US win 5:2

 

[Elvs]

This USA team looks so strong, even if Slovakia has a stronger team than normal it will be tough to hang on. Slovakia should have a pretty good chance against Finland in game 2, if their confidence doesn't end up in ruins before then. It's gonna be a tough back-to-back.

 

[kudla]

Totally unpredictable

Obviously, USA looks so much better on paper but you never know how they will adapt to each other especially at the start of the tournament.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

I like how Nagy is still low key really good on big ice.

 

[HockeyFan101]

Slovakia scares US because home advantage but US will prevail 4-2

 

[GettingYourMoms]

Slovakia with OT win

 

[777]

Any idea of Slovakia's top PP?

 

[slovakiasnextone]

I am trying to keep my expectations low, so I am just hoping for a good and entertaining game from both teams.

 

[Elvs]

Any idea of Slovakia's top PP?

I imagine it's the same as their top 5 on 5 unit.

Tatar - Kristof - Panik
Sekera - Cernak

Unless they're playing one man on the point, in which case we might see Dano or Nagy on the top unit.

 

[OregonCanuck]

6-1 USA

 

[BigBadBoar]

My prediction: Slovakia scores first, but the USA strikes back and takes this one at the end, albeit not by a big margin. Some 4:2 or so.

 

[Dukla]

USA as one of the real contenders for the trophy will be too much for us. But I am hoping we will play well at least. 4:2 for USA