FRISCO, Texas – The United States The Under-18 Men’s National Team faces Sweden today (April 26) in its third game of the 2025 IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship. The team hopes to keep its unbeaten record in preliminary round play. Puck drop is slated for 7:00 p.m. local (8:00 p.m. ET) inside Comerica Center.
NHL Network will broadcast the game today and all Team USA games throughout the U18 Men’s World Championship live. GAME STATS
GAME NOTES vs. SWE
LINES VS SWE
Team USA earned a strong 10-0 win over Switzerland in preliminary round play at the 2025 IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship in Frisco, Texas. Goaltender Joey Slavick (Westland, Mich.) recorded a 26-save shutout and was named U.S. Player of the Game, while Richard Gallant (Concord, Mass.), Cole McKinney (Lake Forest, Ill.) and Will Moore (Ithaca, N.Y.) each scored twice to help pace the offense.
After scoring just over a minute into the first period, the United States took a 3-0 lead into the first intermission. It added six more goals in the second, with contributions from across the lineup, including a highlight-reel goal by LJ Mooney (West Mifflin, Pa.) and a shorthanded tally from Gallant in the third to round out the scoring.
Switzerland was 0-3 on the power play, while Team USA was 1-4 and had a 50-26 shot advantage at the end of the game. ALL-TIME AGAINST SWEDEN
The U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team is 13-3-0-5 (W-OTW-OTL-L) all-time against Sweden in the U18 Men’s World Championship. Its 16 total wins are the second most wins against any nation in the tournament.
In 10 preliminary round games, the U.S. has won seven times, all in regulation, including its last meeting, 6-1 (April 18, 2019). The all-time history in the prelims between the two countries is below:
April 17, 2002 – USA 6, Sweden 2
April 15, 2003 – USA 3, Sweden 2
April 10, 2004 – USA 6, Sweden 2
April 16, 2008 – Sweden 5, USA 4
April 13, 2010 – Sweden 4, USA 2
April 19, 2015 – USA 6, Sweden 4
April 14, 2016 – USA 6, Sweden 1
April 18, 2017 – USA 5, Sweden 1
April 22, 2018 – Sweden 3, USA 1
April 18, 2019 – USA 6, Sweden 1
NEW YORK — The Detroit Pistons may not have history on their side, but they’re not out of it just yet.
The Pistons held off the New York Knicks on Tuesday night in a 106-103 victory, temporarily staving off elimination in their first-round series and setting up a Game 6 in Detroit on Thursday night (7:30 p.m. ET, TNT).
Jalen Duran’s dunk off a Cade Cunningham assist gave the Pistons a 95-93 lead with 3:08 left that they would not relinquish.
With 95.5 percent of teams in similar situations failing to advance, the Pistons are attempting to become the 14th team in NBA history to recover from a 3-1 series deficit. The Knicks, meanwhile, had been trying to close out a postseason series at home for the first time since the 1999 Eastern Conference finals, when current head coach Tom Thibodeau was a young assistant on staff.
Pistons first-time All-Star Cade Cunningham carried Detroit with a big second half, finishing with 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists on 6-of-17 shooting. Forward Ausar Thompson, known more for his defense, poured in 22 points and seven boards, often getting easy opportunities in the paint on cuts and lobs.
The Knicks attempted to come back in the fourth quarter, as they have done throughout the entire series. One positive development for the Knicks — who at times this series have overly depended on the scoring of stars Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns — was that role players and reserves carried the burden until Brunson and Towns found their footing.
All five Knicks starters reached double figures, with backup center Mitchell Robinson’s 13 points making it six Knicks to reach double figures.
With three-and-a-half minutes left in the half, the pair had combined for just 1-of-10 shooting and five points.
Brunson would finish with 16 points, while Towns would add 17.
Sluggish third quarters had been an issue all series for New York, and the Knicks again Tuesday started the period slowly, falling behind by 10 points midway through the period, their largest deficit of the game.
However, the Knicks went on a 13-6 run to win the period and enter the fourth quarter with a three-point lead. Get the Sports newsletter in your inbox.
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Still, the Pistons ramped up their defensive intensity down the stretch and hit enough shots to maintain a steady, if minor lead.
The Knicks did hit a pair of late 3s to keep the game close, but Detroit converted its free throws, eventually pulling away.