Slovakia loses another World Championship match

The Slovak national hockey team lost in their third match at the IIHF World Championships 2017 against Denmark on shootouts.

(Source: TASR)

The Slovak national hockey team lost the game in the IIHF World Championships 2017 against Denmark on shootouts 4:3.

Martin Gernát, Mário Bližňák and Michel Miklík scored for Slovakia, while Danish goals were scored by Nichlas Hardt, Patrick Russell and Morten Poulsen.

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Slovakia now has 3 points in the preliminary round.

The Slovaks are playing in group A of the preliminary round, with the matches being held in Cologne, Germany. They will face teams from Italy, Latvia, Denmark, Germany, Russia, the USA and Sweden.

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Based on current IIHF World Rankings Slovakia is currently in 7th position while Denmark ranks 12th.

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Programme of the preliminary round - Group A:
May 6 (Sat) 16:15 GMT + 1, Slovakia - Italy (3:2 in overtime)
May 7 (Sun) 20:15 GMT+ 1, Slovakia - Latvia (1:3)
May 9 (Tue) 20:15 GMT+ 1, Slovakia - Denmark (4:3 3:4 on shootouts)
May 10 (Wed) 20:15 GMT+ 1, Slovakia - Germany
May 13 (Sat) 16:15 GMT+ 1, Slovakia - Russia
May 14 (Sun) 16:15 GMT+ 1, Slovakia - USA
May 16 (Tue) 12:15 GMT+ 1, Slovakia - Sweden

Summary:
May 9 (Tue) 20:15 GMT+ 1, Slovakia - Denmark ; 3:4 on shootouts (0:1, 0:2, 3:0), Scores: GERNÁT Martin (1:3, 41:22), BLIŽŇÁK Mário (2:3, 46:05), MIKLÍK Michel (3:3, 51:53) - HARDT Nichlas (0:1, 16:20), RUSSELL Patrick (0:2, 24:46), POULSEN Morten (0:3, 39:58)

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