Canada and USA both cruised into tournament clinching the 1st and 2nd seed

Canada

The Canadians just ran through Switzerland 5-1 and France 10-2, earning the number one seed. Canada shows you why they are the favorite to win this whole thing. They have a very deep team, and as I mentioned before, they have the speed skill, and they are willing to get chippy, and when they play the US, they are gonna need to be like that cause the US has some players that have that way of getting inside of their heads, so you basically gotta match it. Canada received a first-round bye and will face the winner of the Czechia/Denmark matchup.

USA

USA beat Denmark 6-3 and Germany 5-1, earning the number two seed. USA had a slow start against Denmark, falling behind 2-1 at one point, then turned it on to win. They went wire to wire against Germany, and that clinched them the number two seed. USA, like Canada, has the skills, speed, and grit to match Canada and could potentially steal a win against Canada. Easier said than done, but it's doable; they need to stay out of the box and know who's on the ice. USA will face the winner of the Sweden/Latvia matchup.

Points Leader

Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers, Canada)

2 goals, 7 assists, 9 points

Macklin Celebrini (San Jose Sharks, Canada)

4 goals, 2 assists, 6 points

Sydney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins, Canada)

2 goals, 4 assists, 6 points

Auston Matthews (Toronto Maple Leafs, USA)

3 goals, 2 assists, 5 points

Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado Avalanche, Canada)

2 goals, 3 assists, 5 points

Matthew Tkachuk (Florida Panthers, USA)

0 goals, 5 assists, 5 points

Mark Stone (Las Vegas Golden Knights, Canada)

2 goals, 2 assists, 4 points

Cale Makar (Colorado Avalanche, Canada)

1 goal, 3 assists, 4 points

Jack Eichel (Las Vegas Golden Knights, USA)

1 goal, 3 assists, 4 points

Quinn Hughes (Minnesota Wild, USA)

0 goals, 4 assists, 4 points

Mitch Marner (Las Vegas Golden Knights, Canada)

0 goals, 4 assists, 4 points

Brock Nelson (Colorado Avalanche, USA)

2 goals, 1 assist, 3 points

Brady Tkachuk (Ottawa Senators, USA)

2 goals, 1 assist, 3 points

Tom Wilson (Washington Capitals, Canada)

1 goal, 2 assists, 3 points

Thomas Harley (Dallas Stars, Canada)

1 goal, 2 assists, 3 points

Jack Hughes (New Jersey Devils, USA)

1 goal, 2 assists, 3 points

Bo Horvat (New York Islanders, Canada)

2 goals, 0 assists, 2 points

Tage Thompson (Buffalo Sabres, USA)

2 goals, 0 assists, 2 points

Noah Hanifan (Las Vegas Golden Knights, USA)

1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points

Zach Werenski (Columbus Blue Jackets, USA)

1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points

Brock Faber (Minnesota Wild, USA)

1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points

Vincent Trocheck (New York Rangers, USA)

0 goals, 2 assists, 2 points

Jake Sanderson (Ottawa Senators, USA)

0 goals, 2 assists, 2 points

Nick Suzuki (Montreal Canadiens, Canada)

1 goal, 0 assists, 1 point

Brandon Hagel (Tampa Bay Lightning, Canada)

1 goal, 0 assists, 1 point

Devon Toews (Colorado Avalanche, Canada)

1 goal, 0 assists, 1 point

Jake Guentzel (Tampa Bay Lightning, USA)

1 goal, 0 assists, 1 point

Matthew Boldy (Minnesota Wilds, USA)

1 goal, 0 assists, 1 point

Brad Marchand (Florida Panthers, Canada)

0 goals, 1 assist, 1 point

Drew Doughty (Los Angeles Kings, Canada)

0 goals, 1 assist, 1 point

Sam Reinhart (Florida Panthers, Canada)

0 goals, 1 assists, 1 point

Shea Theodore (Las Vegas Golden Knights, Canada)

0 goals, 1 assists, 1 point

Sam Bennett (Florida Panthers, Canada)

0 goals, 1 assist, 1 points

Jacob Slavin (Carolina Hurricanes, USA)

0 goals, 1 assist, 1 point

Dylan Larkin (Detroit Red Wings, USA)

0 goals, 1 assist, 1 point