USA vs. Switzerland: Live score, highlights, updates from 2022 World Juniors game

Team USA took care of business against Germany in their 2022 World Juniors opener. Up next on the docket for them is a date tonight with Switzerland. 

Five different Americans scored in the 5-1 victory over the Germans, as Luke Hughes, Landon Slaggert and Riley Duran picked up two points. Kaiden Mbereko stopped 10 shots in his World Juniors debut. 

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The United States controlled play from start to finish, outshooting Germany 50-11 en route to the win. 

“We really had a good start to the game, and I liked how we stuck with it throughout,” USA head coach Nate Leaman said. “We had six or seven good chances and Germany’s goaltender was making good saves. We could’ve gotten frustrated, but we didn’t, and eventually guys got rewarded.”

Switzerland wound up on the wrong end of a close 3-2 game against Sweden on Wednesday. After falling behind 3-0, goals from Attilio Biasco and Dario Allanspach cut the Swedes’ lead to one, but the Swiss could not find the equalizer. 

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The Sporting News will provide updates throughout the contest with live scores and highlights from the game. 

USA vs. Switzerland score

Luke Hughes tracker

Each game, we will highlight one player on Team USA to follow along with during the matchup. 

For the contest against Switzerland, we will focus on Luke Hughes. The defenseman from the University of Michigan is the youngest brother of NHL stars Quinn and Jack Hughes. He picked up a goal and assist in the opener over Germany, earning bragging rights in the family as the only one to score a goal at the World Juniors. 

Hughes is an offensive defenseman that can fly up the ice with the puck and quarterback a power play. He was the No. 4 pick in the 2021 draft by the Devils. He’s going to be a top-pairing defenseman from USA throughout this tournament. 

USA vs. Switzerland live updates, highlights from 2022 World Juniors

Pregame

9 p.m. — USA goes with mostly the same lineup as they did against Germany. The lone change is on the blue line, as Sean Behrens will dress and Jack Peart takes a seat for the Thursday night contest. 

Here is how USA will line up against Switzerland tonight. Sean Behrens (COL) draws in for Jack Peart (MIN) on the blue line. pic.twitter.com/dqrs6qFNtt

— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) August 12, 2022

What channel is USA vs. Switzerland on today?

• Canada: TSN 4
• United States: NHL Network

TSN has all the World Juniors action in Canada, while in the United States, viewers can find the games on NHL Network.

E.J. Hradek will provided play-by-play coverage for NHL Network. He will be joined by analyst Dave Starman and reporter Jon Rosen on the broadcasts. 

How to live stream World Juniors hockey games

Fans in Canada can stream all World Juniors games on TSN.ca or the TSN app. U.S. fans can stream the tournament on fuboTV (which comes with a free trial), NHL.tv or the NHL app.

USA vs. Switzerland start time

• Start time: 10 p.m. ET (8 p.m. MT)

The puck will drop at 10 p.m. ET from Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alta., home of the NHL’s Oilers and WHL’s Oil Kings.

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It’s the second game for both teams in the tournament. The USA won its first game while Switzerland dropped its first contest. 

USA vs. Switzerland odds

• USA: -3.5 (-104)
• Switzerland: +3.5 (-132)

The puckline is 3.5 for the matchup between the USA and Switzerland, according to Sports Interaction. The USA failed to cover the 4.5 puckline against Germany as it won by four goals. 

USA World Juniors schedule 2022

(All times Eastern)