Sebastian Aho and Finland wrapped up their group play on Saturday, with the Finns sitting in an excellent spot to nab a bye into the quarterfinals. This left the four remaining Hurricanes in Milan to finish things within their respective groups on Sunday. Seth Jarvis, Nikolaj Ehlers, Frederik Andersen, and Jaccob Slavin each suited up for their teams, trying to get more "firsts" out of the way.
Jarvis gets a little more ice time as Canada secures the #1 seed
Canada's bench boss, Jon Cooper, kept Seth Jarvis in the lineup for a second straight game, and he gave him a few more chances to contribute. Playing 10:35 on the fourth line, Jarvis finished the game with one shot. His best look of the contest came as he powered to the front of the net in the third. Jarvis tried to work the puck to his backhand, but the French goalie poked it away from him.
Late in the contest, Jarvis took a hit up high, which we only know because we saw the Canadian training staff attending to him. As the replay of the hit was being shown, the coverage on Peacock went to a commercial. Whatever happened didn't keep him off the ice at the end of the game, as Jarvis got some time on the penalty kill.
With their 10-2 win today, Canada locked up the top spot. They won their group after winning on Friday, ensuring they'd receive a bye into the quarterfinals. Obviously, I hope this won't be the last time that Seth Jarvis dresses in Italy. Cooper mentioned that Brad Marchand, who has been the healthy forward in the press box, will play on Wednesday. Hopefully, it isn't at Jarvis's expense.
Cooper says Marchand will play in QF.
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Ehlers gets his first goal, and Andersen stands tall in the net
It appears that Denmark's decision to rest Frederik Andersen against the United States on Saturday paid off. The best thing his team could've done for him was to give him a cushion to work with. That's exactly what they did. The Danes put on a show early against Latvia, getting the opening goal 23 seconds in and adding another before the game was five minutes old.
Nikolaj Ehlers helped his goalie out, too. A lot of the credit belongs to Oliver Bjorkstrand, who kicked the puck to Ehlers after losing his stick. Ehlers got his stick free to slide the puck around the Latvian goalie's pads to make it 3-0 for Denmark. Little did we know how important that goal would become, serving as the game-winning tally for the Danes.
Latvia was the better team for the remainder of the contest, and they got within one in the second period, but Andersen wasn't letting anything else past him. Denmark scored a late empty-net goal to provide the dagger, securing its first win of the tournament. Andersen finished the contest with 33 saves, earning the first Olympic win of his career.
Slavin, Americans secure the top spot in Group C over Germany
Denmark's win made the mission simple for the United States. At least one point against Germany would ensure their spot at the top of the group and a bye into the quarterfinals. Canada's dominance over Italy made the top overall seed feel a bit out of reach, especially with the caliber of the opponent that the Germans presented.
The Americans handled their business, defeating Germany, 5-1, to claim Group C and the subsequent bye that came with it. It wasn't a very productive game for Jaccob Slavin on the offensive side, which is to say that it was a very Slavin-esque outing. He was a key part of the Americans' penalty kill, which finished the group stage with the top kill percentage in the tournament.
Slavin played just 15:29, which ended up being his highest total for the tournament thus far. Unlike the other defensemen on the U.S. roster, Slavin's deployment seems to largely be when the team is beginning a shift in the defensive zone. His offensive opportunities have been few and far between, but their opponents are scoring when he's on the ice, so I guess he's doing his job just fine.