Match guide: Sweden–Denmark

Where: Nokia Arena, Tampere.

When: Monday at 3:20 p.m.

TV/radio: SVT1/SVT Play and P4 Radiosporten.

Team results so far, Sweden: Germany 1–0, Austria 5–0, Finland 2–1 on penalties, Hungary 7–1, France 4–0.

Denmark: Hungary 3–1, France 4–3 after extra time, Austria 6–2, Germany 4–6, USA 0–3.

Conditions: Two teams in need of victory. Sweden to win the group, Denmark to reach the playoffs. Tre Kronor, who have won five straight, need wins over Denmark and the USA (Tuesday) to secure the group victory. The Danes are fighting for the fourth and last quarter-final place with Germany.

Watch: Denmark’s sharpshooter Nikolaj Ehlers, the forward from Winnipeg, has scored four goals and totaled seven points so far.

Sweden

Goalkeepers: 30 Jesper Wallstedt, 31 Lars Johansson.

Back pair: 37 Timothy Liljegren, 38 Rasmus Sandin – 7 Henrik Tömmernes, 54 Anton Lindholm – 12 Patrik Nemeth, 32 Lukas Bengtsson – 64 Jonathan Pudas.

Chains: 23 Lucas Raymond, 21 Leo Carlsson, 48 Jonatan Berggren – 91 Carl Grundström, 17 Pär Lindholm, 20 André Petersson – 18 Dennis Everberg, 24 Oscar Lindberg, 49 Fabian Zetterlund – 33 Jakob Silfverberg, 95 Jacob de la Rose, 19 Marcus Sörensen – 98 Alexander Nylander.

Extra players: 35 Jacob Johansson (mv), 59 Linus Johansson.

Denmark

Goalkeepers: 39 George Sørensen, 80 Frederik Dichow.

Back pair: 22 Markus Lauridsen, 15 Matias Lassen – 41 Jesper Jensen Aabo, 40 Anders Koch – 25 Oliver Lauridsen, 27 Anders Krogsgaard – 14 Jacob Gammelgaard.

Chains: 24 Nikolaj Ehlers, 63 Patrick Russell, 17 Nicklas Jensen – 9 Frederik Storm, 38 Morten Poulsen, 89 Mikkel Bødker – 50 Mathias Bau, 12 Oscar Fisker Mølgaard, 19 Matthias Asperup – 42 Mikkel Aagaard, 95 Nick Olesen, 65 Christian Wejse – 71 Niklas Andersen.

Extra players: 34 Morten Jensen, 54 Felix Scheel.

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