Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson remains day-to-day with an upper body injury at the 2021 IIHF Men’s World Championships, though he could return to the lineup soon. He was a full participant in practice on Wednesday, but didn’t play in Thursday’s win over Latvia.
Elsewhere, Sabres forward Arttu Ruotsalainen scored in Finland’s 3-0 win over Italy.
Arttu Ruotsalainen buries one! 🔥
It’s 2-0 early for Finland! 💪#FINITA #IIHFWorlds @leijonat @BuffaloSabres pic.twitter.com/ADRu9vWhNF— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 27, 2021
Here are your Sabres-relevant stats through another day in Latvia:
Colin Miller (CAN): 4 GP – 0 G – 0 A
Victor Olofsson (SWE): 4 GP – 1 G – 0 A
JJ Peterka (GER): 0 GP – 0 G – 0 A
Lawrence Pilut (SWE): 4 GP – 0 G – 1 A
Tobias Rieder (GER): 4 GP – 1 G – 1 A
Arttu Ruotsalainen (FIN): 4 GP – 1 G – 1 A
Tage Thompson (USA): 2 GP – 0 G – 0 A (inj., day-to-day)
Switzerland 8, Slovakia 1
Switzerland goals: Raphael Diaz, Sven Andrighetto, Romain Loeffel (2), Gregory Hofmann (2), Timo Meier, Philipp Kurashev
Slovakia goals: Michal Kristof
United States 4, Latvia 2
United States goals: Matt Tennyson, Brian Boyle, Trevor Moore, Matty Beniers
Latvia goals: Miks Indrasis, Renars Krastenbergs
Czech Republic 4, Sweden 2
Czech Republic goals: Jakub Vrana, Jan Kovar, Lukas Klok, Jakub Flek
Sweden goals: Andreas Wingerli, Rickard Rakell
Finland 3, Italy 0
Finland goals: Tony Sund (2), Arttu Ruotsalainen
Italy goals: None
Standings
Group A:
1. Russia Olympic Committee (3-0-0-1)
2. Switzerland (3-0-0-1)
3. Slovakia (3-0-0-1)
4. Czech Republic (1-1-0-2)
5. Denmark (1-1-0-2)
6. Great Britain (1-0-1-2)
7. Belarus (1-0-1-2)
8. Sweden (1-0-0-3)
Group B:
1. Finland (3-0-1-0)
2. Germany (3-0-0-1)
3. United States (3-0-0-1)
4. Kazakhstan (1-2-0-1)
5. Latvia (2-0-1-1)
6. Canada (1-0-0-3)
7. Norway (1-0-0-3)
8. Italy (0-0-0-4)
Friday’s Games
9:00 a.m., Sweden vs. Great Britain
9:00 a.m., Kazakhstan vs. Canada (Live on NHLN)
1:00 p.m., Denmark vs. Belarus
1:00 p.m. Latvia vs. Norway (Live on NHLN)