Canada U20 - Sweden U20

Ice hockey

Canada hesitated against the Czech Republic right at the start of the tournament, but maybe it's just the slap they needed right from the start. They rearranged the lines and the team began to step like clockwork. They beat the Germans 11:0 and currently lead 7:0 over Austria. In the team they have generational star Connor Bedard, who currently has an incredible 12 Canadian points in 2 and a half games.
The Swedes did not start the tournament badly. Austria was also given a Christmas gift of 11 goals, but it was already a somewhat difficult 1:0 win against Germany. The fact that they are probably not at ease was also shown by the match with the Czech Republic, which they won, but I dare say that they were a little lucky and came up short in the match. To make matters worse, one of the best offensive players, Carlsson, did not start until the last match due to injury. Moreover, during the match, another attacking ace, Lysell, resigned. The team relied on both of them a lot, because they were members of the first two lines and also of the 1st power play formation. However, their state of health is a question.
Canada has gotten comfortable and will be hard to stop; the Swedes, on the other hand, do not seem completely convincing to me, and on top of that, their 2 best players were injured. They have accumulated points, so it is quite possible that they will not risk anything and spare these 2 players.