Austria vs. Canada – Live Stream and IIHF World Championship Match Preview
Crunch Sports Staff
in NHL 12 May 2021
Jordan Eberle of Canada (credit: Martin Rose/Getty Images)
Austria vs. Canada takes place today at the 2015 IIHF World Championships.
The game is scheduled to start at 11:15 BST.
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Preview:
Canada head into their clash with Austria in Prague having won six straight in their group to remain the only unbeaten side at the tournament. Saturday’s narrow 4-3 victory over France had secured a place in the quarter-finals for the North Americans but they didn’t rest of their laurels on Sunday as they stormed to a 7-2 win over Switzerland that has guaranteed a first place finish in the group.
Sean Couturier of the Philadelphia Flyers had two assists and was one of seven players to score a goal for Canada against the Swiss. Aaron Ekblad, Cody Eakin and Claude Giroux each had a goal and an assist, while Jordan Eberle, Nathan MacKinnon and Tyler Seguin also found the back of the net.
“We’ve got a team that can roll four lines pretty easily,” Seguin told the IIHF’s official website afterwards.
“It’s very evident on our roster. It’s easy to put a bunch of stars together, but you’ve got to come together as a team, and we’ve done a good job of that thus far.”
Goaltender Mike Smith wasn’t to be outdone, however, as he made 21 saves to keep Canada’s winning streak going.
“We just tried to keep it simple and bring as many pucks as we could at the net, jump on those second and third chances,” added Sean Couturier.
“Tonight we had a few goals like that. That’s what we need to do to keep going forward.”
Switzerland forward Kevin Romy intimated that the scoreline flattered Canada somewhat, as his side just weren’t at the races in Praha.
“That’s not the way we expected to play,” the forward told reporters. “We were lacking energy maybe a little bit to put the Canadians under pressure. We know Canada has a good team. For us to win the hockey game, we just needed to put them under pressure. We’re a fast team, and I think we were lacking a bit of speed tonight.”
Canada’s top placed finish ensures them a last eight encounter with the fourth placed side in Group B, which looks like it will be Belarus if they can avoid defeat against Norway later today.
