"With three NY Islanders prospects taking the ice, Cole Eiserman and Kamil Bednarik for the USA, and Victor Eklund for the Swedes, it was an opportunity for Islanders fans to take in some of the organization's players of the future. With the Swedes up 3-0 in the second period, Eiserman recorded his first assist of the WJC, putting a loose puck off the Swedish netminder before Chase Reid hammered it home to cut the lead to two."
"Soon after, with momentum shifting in the Americans' favor, Eiserman turned the puck over with a behind-the-back pass near the blue line, leading directly to a short-handed goal the other way. Eiserman has had a tough go of it all tournament as his struggles continued. He'd finish -3 on the night, recording only 9:47 of ice-time. Bednarik was used sparingly as the Americans 13th forward, logging just 3:51. Eklund, on the other hand, continues to impress."
Sweden built a 3-0 lead and extended control throughout the game, ultimately winning 6-3 and securing first place in Group A. Cole Eiserman recorded an assist but later turned the puck over on a behind-the-back pass that led to a short-handed goal and finished the game minus-3 with only 9:47 of ice time. Kamil Bednarik saw very limited action, playing just 3:51 as the Americans' 13th forward. Victor Eklund led Swedish forwards with 21:00 of ice time, excelled in all three zones, and earned a secondary assist on a power-play goal. Sweden will face Latvia next, while the United States draws Finland in the quarterfinals.
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