Having already punched their ticket to the quarterfinals on Monday, the United States did themselves one better by earning the top seed in Group B with a 4-2 victory over Italy on Tuesday at the 2021 IIHF Men's World Championship in Riga, Latvia.
World Championship: Team USA to face Slovakia in the quarterfinals
With a 4-2 victory over Italy on Tuesday, the United States finished the preliminary round with six consecutive victories and the top seed in Group B