What: Ice Hockey World Championship, Group B.
Where: BCF Arena, Fribourg.
When: Friday at 8:20 PM.
TV/Radio: Viaplay, Radio Sporten.
Close match: Tre Kronor will now play two matches in two days, first against Italy and then against Norway. If they win both matches, they could secure a quarter-final spot ahead of the final against Slovakia on Tuesday.
Losing streak: Italy has had a rough World Championship so far, losing four straight matches. The team has also scored just two goals and conceded 17. But in the last match, Italy put in their best performance to date, leading 1-0 early in the third period against the Czech Republic. The Czechs turned things around late to win 3-1.
Leading scorers: Both Lucas Raymond and Oliver Ekman-Larsson are high up in the tournament's scoring rankings. Raymond has 4 goals and 3 assists, while Ekman-Larsson has seven points from two goals and five assists.
Sweden
Goalkeepers: 40 Arvid Söderblom, 45 Magnus Hellberg.
Defenders: 4 Jacob Larsson, 8 Robert Hägg, 14 Mattias Ekholm, 23 Oliver Ekman-Larsson, 26 Erik Brännström, 34 Albert Johansson, 94 Joel Persson.
Forwards: 9 Linus Karlsson, 10 Simon Holmström, 13 Lucas Raymond, 15 Jack Berglund, 16 Anton Frondell, 20 André Petersson, 33 Jakob Silfverberg, 41 Ivar Stenberg, 51 Emil Heineman, 61 Viggo Björck, 70 Oskar Sundqvist, 74 Rasmus Asplund, 91 Carl Grundström, 95 Jacob de la Rose.
Not registered for the World Championship: goalkeeper 73 Love Härenstam, defender 72 Tim Heed.
Italy
Goalkeepers: 20 Damian Clara, 30 Jacob Smith, 35 Davide Fadani.
Defenders: 10 Peter Spornberger, 17 Carmine Buono, 37 Phil Pietroniro, 44 Gregorio Gios, 49 Gabriel Nitz, 53 Alex Trivellato, 55 Luca Zanatta, 90 Dylan di Perna.
Forwards: 7 Alessandro Segafredo, 9 Daniel Mantenuto, 13 Matt Bradley, 18 Nicholas Saracino, 19 Bryce Misley, 22 Matthias Mantinger, 34 Tommy Purdeller, 36 Cristiano Digiacinto, 46 Ivan Deluca, 67 Mikael Frycklund, 71 Marco Zanetti, 73 Niccolo Mansueto, 88 Tommaso di Luca, 93 Luca Frigo.
