Slovakia falls to USA, will face Finland for bronze

MONTREAL – Juraj Slafkovsky scored at the Winter Olympics once again, but it wasn’t enough for Slovakia to overcome the United States in Friday’s second semifinal.

The Americans dictated the pace for much of the game, outshooting the Slovaks 39-24 en route to a 6-2 win.

Slafkovsky registered 17:01 of ice time and two shots on goal in the contest, getting his side on the board in the final frame.

For more stats, check out the official Olympic game summary here.

Slovakia roster

United-States roster

Slovakia goals

P3 15:05 [1]-5 Slafkovsky (Ruzicka, Fehervary)

P3 00:00 [2]-6 Regenda (Kelemen, Fehervary)

United-States goals

P1 15:41 0-[1] Larkin (Werenski, Thompson)

P1 00:41 0-[2] Thompson (Eichel, Hughes) - PPG

P2 07:46 0-[3] Hughes (Werenski)

P2 07:27 0-[4] Eichel (Tkachuk, Tkachuk)

P2 01:36 0-[5] Hughes (Werenski, Boldy)

P3 09:08 1-[6] Tkachuk (Trocheck, Hanifin)

What’s next?

Slafkovsky, who earned bronze at Beijing 2022, will look to finish on the podium once again on Saturday when Slovakia faces Finland in the third-place game at 2:40 p.m. ET.

USA meanwhile will take on Nick Suzuki and Canada for gold on Sunday at 8:10 a.m. ET.

All games will be broadcast on CBC/CBC Gem and Radio-Canada/ICI TOU.TV.