Watch Switzerland vs United States Live Streaming
Watch Switzerland vs United States Live StreamingHaving already met in the first game of the tournament last week, it will be interesting to see if either team takes a different approach in this rematch. Obviously, both squads have had the opportunity to forge better chemistry since meeting Feb. 16. In that contest, the U.S. took a 3-0 lead after two periods en route to a 3-1 victory. Bobby Ryan and David Backes scored unassisted goals, and Ryan Malone provided a power-play score with an assist from Ryan Suter. The U.S. held a 24-15 advantage in shots, and goaltender Ryan Miller made 14 saves and came within 10:15 of posting a shutout in his Olympic debut.
"This was a very good opening game for the whole team," said U.S. coach Ron Wilson. "It was the first Olympic experience for a lot of our players and I loved our discipline. We're learning more about each other every day and we want to get better with each game."
Since then, the Americans have built incredible momentum leading into the single-elimination portion of the tournament, and confidence is high after knocking off arch-rival Canada. Their two highest scorers are defensemen, Brian Rafalski (4-1-5) and Suter (0-4-4), and 15 of 20 skaters have recorded at least one point. Miller has the third-best save percentage (.929) after the preliminary round and has played every second in net.
