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05/26 08:51 CDT Latvia routs Hungary 8-1 to reach quarterfinals at ice hockey
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Latvia routs Hungary 8-1 to reach quarterfinals at ice hockey worlds
ZURICH (AP) --- Latvia advanced to the quarterfinals at the ice hockey world
championship by routing Hungary 8-1 on Tuesday.
Latvia moved to third place in Group A in Zurich and secured a top-four finish.
The United States will join Latvia in the next stage if the defending champion
beats Austria later Tuesday. Austria will advance with a win. In either case,
Germany will drop from fourth to fifth and can't advance.
Host Switzerland and Finland top the standings and face each other later to
decide the group winner.
Norway, which has already qualified for the last eight for the first time since
2012, needed overtime to down Denmark 4-3 in Group B action in Fribourg.
In the same group, Sweden faced a must-win game over Slovakia to advance, and
group winner Canada played already qualified Czechia.
The quarterfinals are scheduled for Thursday.
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