Canada vs Austria Prediction 14 May 2024

Canadians easily defeat all opponents in the tournament and have yet to show their full potential. There was no need to escalate and force events in the past matches. The upcoming game will be no exception. Meanwhile, the Austrians are going without victories, but their main matches of the tournament, against the Norwegians and the British, are still ahead.

Canada has been conservatively saving energy, as they haven't had to rush into attack from the first minutes in past matches. The “Maple Leafs” calmly waited for moments for lightning-fast attacks and took their chances. The team tries to attack diversely: both in quick solo runs and in long positional plays. In this match, there will again be an opportunity to try out their entire arsenal of attacking capabilities, and in defense and at the last line, there is a chance to test new combinations.

Austria engaged in a great goal shootout with Switzerland and sadly missed the victory in the last minutes. The team has good potential in attack, playing fast and skillfully, moving through the middle zone with passes, rather than puck dumping. But there are problems in defense – defenders can't keep up with the development of events and don't block shots. This led to two defeats. However, the tournament's goal is still achievable – staying in the elite is within this team’s power. Today, it's worth working on defense because later might be too late.

Projected lineups

Canada: Binnington – Power, Parayko – Bunting, McCann, Bedard

Austria: Kickert – Schnetzer, Wolf – Romig, Maha, Feldner

Player injury information will be updated throughout the tournament. There are no injuries from the first two matches.

Goalies

Jordan Binnington has not yet faced a large volume of work, with few shots on his goal and they were not dangerous. Likely, this match will follow a similar scenario.

The Austrian national team's goalkeeper David Kickert tries his best in every match, but his efforts are not enough. The low level of team play in defense is evident.

Editorial prediction

In every match of the tournament, Canadians have not forced events and did not rush into attack from the first minutes. First, they observe the opponent and only after reconnaissance do they start to act. The Austrians will quite suit such a pattern of play since running into attack against such an opponent is too risky. In our opinion, Team Canada will not score more than one puck in the first period.