The United States has moved on to the semifinal round of the 2022 IIHF Men's World Championship in Finland. Team USA topped Switzerland, 3-0, on Thursday in a quarterfinal match in Helsinki.
Ben Meyers (Minnesota) sandwiched a pair of goals around one by Adam Gaudette (Northeastern) for all the scoring the U.S. needed against the Swiss. Jeremy Swayman (Maine) made 33 saves in net for the Americans to earn the shutout.
The U.S. will now face host Finland on Saturday (7 a.m. ET, NHL Network) for the right to go to the gold medal game on Sunday against the Canada-Czechia winner.
ADDENDUM: The U.S. fell to Finland, 4-3. Finland will now face Canada, a 6-1 winner over Czechia, for the gold medal.
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