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United States vs Norway Preview & Picks – USA To Bounce Back At Ice Hockey World Championship

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13 May 2025
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Leigh Copson 13 May 2025
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  • United States vs Norway picks for Wednesday, May 14
  • Game is taking place at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning, Denmark
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
Alex Vlasic of United States (Getty Images)
    United States vs Norway Preview & Picks
  • United States vs Norway Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • United States Form
  • Norway Form

United States vs Norway Preview & Picks

The United States are backed to bounce back from their first loss of the tournament.

It was a rough outing for the Americans, but they are still a cut above the Norwegians and their first two outings suggest they can win this comfortably.

  • The United States have covered in 2 of their first 3 games
  • The USA have a +2.7 scoring average in this tournament so far
  • Norway are 0-3 in the tournament so far
  • The Under hit in 4 of the first 5 games involving either of these teams

Head To Head

  • United States lead the series 8-0 since 2006
  • United States won 4-2 when the two teams last met in May 2022

United States Form

The United States enter this matchup looking to rebound from their first defeat at the Ice Hockey World Championship.

The Americans came into the competition looking to end a world championship drought that dates all the way back to 1960.

They made a flying start as they won back-to-back games in emphatic fashion, out-scoring the opposition 11-0.

The United States opened with a 5-0 blowout of Denmark, and then topped that as they put six past Hungary without reply.

Their perfect start came to a shuddering halt on Monday though, as they lost 3-0 to Switzerland.

Norway Form

Norway go into this game still seeking a first victory after suffering a third consecutive defeat on Tuesday.

The Norwegians narrowly avoided relegation from this stage a year ago as they lost five times during the group stage.

But after three games of this year’s competition, they have found themselves battling against the drop once again.

Norway suffered a surprise 2-1 defeat to Kazakhstan on opening day, and then fell to a 2-1 defeat when they took on defending champions, the Czech Republic.

They fell to 0-3 on Tuesday as they concede five times in a 5-2 defeat at the hands of Germany.
They suffered a surprise 2-1 defeat to Kazakhstan on opening day, and then fell to a 2-1 defeat when they took on defending champions, the Czech Republic. 

Verdict

The United States’ red hot start was brought to a halt by Switzerland, but nobody in the camp will be panicking.

They should be too strong for Norway here, so we are backing the Americans to issue an immediate response.

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