Switzerland awaits Tre Kronor in
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Switzerland awaits Tre Kronor in quarterfinals

Ken Jäger's winning goal against Finland with 3:13 left meant two things: Switzerland won Group A in the World Hockey Championship. Tre Kronor await Switzerland in Thursday's quarterfinals.

The home team got off to a shock start and went up 2–0 before the match clock showed four minutes.

Attilio Biasca scored the opening goal after 40 seconds, and Ken Jäger gave the Swiss a two-goal lead at 3:59.

But the Finns stopped the bleeding, worked their way into the game, and after two periods Aleksander Barkov had both reduced the deficit and equalized.

Jäger's winning goal came in a five-on-four situation, and with 55 seconds left Switzerland increased the lead to 4–2 with an empty-net goal.

The quarter-final Switzerland–Sweden will be played in Zurich at 8:20 p.m. on Thursday.

Other quarterfinals: Canada–USA, Finland–Czech Republic, Latvia–Norway.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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