The U.S. scored three goals in the opening period en route to a 4-2 win over Italy in the final game of the preliminary round for both teams.

Andrew Mangiapane continued his strong play since joining Team Canada, scoring two goals and adding two assists in a dominating 7-1 win over Italy.

Kazakhstan was given a bit of a scare by Italy in the first half of the game but eventually broke it open and prevailed 11-3.

Finland moved top of Group B with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Italy.

In a game featuring three disallowed goals and Italian netminder's Justin Fazio's 41 saves, Latvia earned a much-needed three points in Group B by blanking Italy 3-0.

This year, Mathias Trettenes is playing in his sixth IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. In the previous five, he had scored three goals in 32 games. In Norway’s second game of the 2021 edition, the 27-year-old HC La Chaux-de-Fonds forward scored three in his team’s 4-1 victory over Italy.

Germany scored five times in the second period, including a pair from DEL Player of the Year Marcel Noebels, en route to a 9-4 romp over Italy to open the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.