By virtue of some victories on Sunday and Monday in Slovakia, all five Calgary Flames playing at the World Hockey Championship have advanced to the quarterfinal round.
United States
In their second game without Johnny Gaudreau – he’s day to day with an unspecified injury – the United States beat Germany by a 3-1 score on Sunday. Both Noah Hanifin (three shots, even) and Derek Ryan (a penalty, one shot, even) were held off the score sheet.
Czech Republic
Also on Sunday, the Czechs pounded Austria by an 8-0 score. It was another strong game for Michael Frolik, as he had a goal, an assist, a penalty, three shots and was plus-two.