Logan Cooley had a goal and an assist, captains Luke Hughes and Tyler Boucher also scored, and Trey Augustine made 18 tackles. After losing 6-3 to Slovakia on Wednesday, the Americans improved to 2-1 in the second set, reports the Associated Press.
In the first match of the day at the Avenir Center, Finland beat Latvia 3-0 to maintain their top spot in Group B with two wins and a loss in extra time.
In Group A in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Sweden beat the Czech Republic 3-2 in overtime to stay ahead, and Canada defeated Austria 11-0 in the night game.
Cooley set up fellow Minnesota snuggerud for the opening goal with a quick back pass. Captain Attilio Biasca scored for Switzerland.
The United States will finish Saturday’s group match against Finland. Jani Lampinen made 31 saves for Finland against Latvia. Jani Nieman scored a goal and an assist, and Niko Hotanen and Kunsta Kapanen also scored a goal.
In Halifax, Ludwig Jansson scored his second goal of the game at 1:35 into overtime to lead Sweden past the Czech Republic.
Fabian Wagner also scored for Sweden and Carl Lindbom stopped 33 shots after opening with two shutout victories. Sweden will play Canada on Saturday in the group final.
David Gerishek and Jiri Ticak scored for the Czechs and Tomas Suchanik had 21 shots. They opened with victories over Canada and Austria.
In Canada’s solid win, Conor Bedard scored two goals and four assists. The 17-year-old striker tied Jordan Eberle for the Canadian record with his 14th goal of the event.
Logan Stankoven added a goal and three assists, and Benjamin Goudreau made 12 saves.
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