The fifth day of action in the 2023 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships features just two games with Slovakia (1-1-0) facing Latvia (0-3-0) in Group B as the first match. This is a huge match for the teams heading into the new year, which will take the best teams from Group A and B into a playoff format. Latvia enters this game in last place while Slovakia, after a huge upset over the United States, has three points in second to last place. A win today could push them up the standings as high as second place in the group right there in the mix to win it all this year.
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Game Date: Dec. 30, 2022
Game Time: 11:00 a.m. ET
TV: NHL Network
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Slovakia picked up a huge win early in the tournament this year with a 6-3 win over the United States, one of the favorites every year in hockey events.
In their win over the United States, Slovakia fell behind 1-2 early as they went to the second period.
That is where Slovakia went to work scoring three straight goals and blanking the United States to take control of the game and put all the pressure on their opponents, who are the favorites to win it all this year.
This match gives Slovakia the opportunity to take control of Group B and vault themselves to the top of the standings.
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