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Poland vs USA Preview & Picks – USA To Make Light Work Of Poles At Ice Hockey World Championship

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17 May 2024
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Leigh Copson 17 May 2024
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  • Poland vs USA picks for Friday, May 17
  • IIHF World Championship game is taking place at Ostrava Arena
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    Poland vs USA Preview & Picks
  • Poland vs USA Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Poland Form
  • USA Form

Poland vs USA Preview & Picks

The USA are tipped to cover as they back up the blowout of France.

The Americans issued a strong response to the Slovakia loss and should have too much for a winless Poland team.

  • USA are 2-0-0 ATS in their wins at this tournament
  • Poland are 0-4 in this tournament so far
  • 3 of USA’s 4 games have produced over 6.5 total goals

Head To Head

  • This is the first ever meeting between the two teams

Poland Form

Poland enter this matchup still seeking their first win of the 2024 Ice Hockey World Championship.

The Poles were far from disgraced in their tournament opener as they pushed Latvia all the way before eventually losing 5-4 in overtime.

That became back-to-back defeats in their second outing as they were convincingly beaten by top contenders Sweden, 5-1.

Poland then lost 4-2 to France, before suffering a 4-0 shutout loss to Slovakia that has left them bottom of Group B and on the brink of elimination.

USA Form

The USA are looking to make it back-to-back victories and give themselves a winning record for the first time in the tournament.

The Americans, who exited at the semi-final stage year ago, entered the tournament as a leading contender, but got off to a rough start.

They opened with a 5-2 defeat at the hands of another tournament favourite, Sweden, but bounced back immediately with a 6-1 victory over Germany.

The USA failed to make it back-to-back wins though, fighting back from three goals down against Slovakia, only to then lose 5-4 in overtime.

The Americans did response quickly to that defeat however, shutting out France in a 5-0 win yesterday.

Verdict

The USA are levels above this Poland team and that should be clear for all to see when time expires in this one.

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