I jeszcze jedno. Ewentualne zwycięstwo, remis lub porażka nic nie zmienia dla Amerykanów w ćwierćwinałach, gdyż zgodnie z regulaminem:
NEW! In the Quarterfinals, the first-place team in each Qualification Round group plays the fourth-place team from the same group, while the second-place team plays the third-place team in the same Qualification Round group. 1E-4E, 2E-3E, 1F-4F, 2F-3F. The winning teams advance to the semi-finals.
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If two teams are tied on equality of points in the standings after completion of the round-robin, the following tie breaking criteria applies:
1. Head-to-head (mutual) games between the teams concerned.
2. Overall goal differential.
3. Higher number of goals scored for.
4. Game Winning Shot competition between the teams concerned.
If three or more teams have the same number of points in the group after completion of the round-robin, then their ranking is determined by the higher number of points in a special standing composed just from the results of their head-to-head (mutual) games. If the number of points is equal between the teams in this special standing just from the results of their head-to-head (mutual) games, then the following tie breaking criteria applies (with no secondary return to the head-to-head results):
1. Goal differential in the standing between the teams involved.
2. Higher number of goals scored between the teams involved.
3. Goal differential from all games played in the group.
4. Higher number of goals scored from all games played in the group.
5. Shootout between the teams which are still equal.
Note: If two teams are equal in the above tie-breaking criteria at the end of their last game in the group and their standing cannot be influenced by games to follow, this game will be prolonged for an overtime period, to decide the positions of the two teams.
Tak więc trochę eksperymentów w składzie Amerykanów, żeby uzasadnić jednobramkowe zwycięstwo Szwajcarów i Łotysze poza burtą
