USA vs. Austria: Live score, highlights, updates from 2022 World Juniors
After successful first two games at the World Juniors 2022, the United States will be looking for three wins when Team USA take on Austria on Saturday afternoon.
The Americans beat Switzerland 7-1 on Thursday. While Switzerland made the first very competitive, their legs gave out in the second and the USA scored five goals in midframe to help them win.
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Thomas Bordeleau, Landon Slaggert and Carter Mazur’s topline buzzed all night. Mazur, who clinched the Player of the Match award, recorded two goals and one assist, Bordeleau had one goal and two assists and Slaggert added one goal and one assist.
Kaiden Mbereko secured his second tournament win as the United States improved to 2-0-0-0 in Group B.
Austria suffered their second defeat against the World Juniors, yesterday they lost 6-0 to Sweden.
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Sporting News provides live scoring updates and highlights throughout the competition.
Score USA vs. Austria
| Match | P1 | p2 | P3 | OT | f |
| United States of America | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Logan Cooley Chaser
In each game we will highlight a player from Team USA to follow.
For the duel against Austria we focus on Logan Cooley. The University of Minnesota Commitment was selected #3 by the Coyotes in the 2022 NHL Draft. He has scored and assisted in the first two games of the tournament.
Cooley is a responsible two-way center with a high offensive advantage. His exceptional speed and ability to move the puck efficiently and quickly made him one of the top scorers for the US National Team Development Program last season.
USA vs Austria live updates, highlights from 2022 World Juniors
1st period
2:12 p.m. – GOAL! Matt Coronato makes it 2-0, stands alone in front of the Austrian net, waits for Sommer and shoots him into the open net. 2:32 into the first and USA has struck twice.
14:10 — GATE! Team USA takes less than a minute to get on the scoresheet as Wyatt Kaiser whistles one of Leon Sommer’s points. Good screen in front of several bodies as the Americans do not waste time.
foreplay
13:30 — A few cast changes for the United States. Jack Peart is coming back to replace Sean Behrens, who played for Peart in the Switzerland game. Charlie Stramel makes his debut as Hunter McKown is seated. Andrew Oke gets the start in the net after Kaiden Mbereko started the first two contests.
So the USA will play against Austria this afternoon. Jack Peart (MIN) returns for Sean Behrens (COL) and Charlie Stramel (2023) will make his WJC debut with Hunter McKown’s draw. Kaidan Mbereko also gets the day off. pic.twitter.com/sKF3eyvlvr
— Chris Peters (@chrispeters) August 13, 2022
What channel is USA vs Austria on today?
- Canada: TSN4
- United States: NHL Network
TSN has all the World Juniors action in Canada. In the United States, viewers can find the games on NHL Network.
EJ Hradek will be on the phone for NHL Network. He will be joined on the show by analyst Dave Starman and reporter Jon Rosen.
How to stream World Juniors hockey games live
Fans in Canada can stream all World Juniors games on TSN.ca or the TSN App. US fans can stream the tournament on fuboTV (with a free trial), NHL.tv or the NHL app.
Start time USA vs. Austria
- Start time: 2 p.m. ET (noon MT)
The USA-Austria game begins at 2:00 p.m. ET, 12:00 p.m. local time at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alta., home of the NHL’s Oilers and WHL’s Oil Kings.
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It is the third game of the tournament for both teams. The US won their first two games while Austria dropped their first two contests.
USA vs Austria Odds
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: -6.5 (-108)
- Austria: +6.5 (-128)
According to Sports Interaction, the puckline for Saturday’s game between the USA and Austria is 6.5. The US failed to cover the puckline against Germany, but did cover it in their win over Switzerland.
USA World Juniors 2022 schedule
(All times Easter)
| date | Opponent | result | TV info |
| August 9th | Germany | W, 5-1 | 10 p.m. (TSN, NHLN) |
| August 11th | Switzerland | W, 7-1 | 10 p.m. (TSN, NHLN) |
| 13 August | Austria | — | 2 p.m. (TSN, NHLN) |
| August 14th | Sweden | — | 10 p.m. (TSN, NHLN) |
| August 17th | quarter finals | — | TBD (TSN, NHLN) |
| August 19th | semifinals | — | TBD (TSN, NHLN) |
| 20th of August | bronze/gold | — | TBD (TSN, NHLN) |