Hungary shuts out Britain at ice hockey worlds, Slovakia tops Slovenia in shootout

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Hungary's Istvan Terbocs, left, scores during the Men's Ice Hockey World Championship preliminary round game between Hungary and Great Britain, in Zurich, Switzerland, Tuesday May 19, 2026. (Andreas Becker/Keystone via AP)

ZURICH (AP) — Hungary shut out Britain 5-0 at the ice hockey world championship Tuesday for its first victory at this year’s tournament.

Krisztian Nagy and Istvan Terbocs scored two goals each and Bence Balizs stopped 26 shots in a Group A game in Zurich.

Britain, a newcomer to the top division, remains pointless and risks immediate relegation if it doesn’t improve.

Earlier in Zurich, Benjamin Nissner scored a power-play goal in the third period to help Austria beat Latvia 3-1.

Austria’s third straight win put it level on points with Switzerland and Finland atop Group A.

Tim Harnisch’s second-period goal gave Austria a 1-0 lead before Latvia captain Rudolfs Balcers tied it early in the third with his tournament-leading fourth goal.

After Nissner’s go-ahead goal, Vinzenz Rohrer added an empty-netter.

In Group B in Fribourg, Slovakia needed a penalty shootout to prevail over Slovenia 5-4.

Slovakia was leading 4-3 when Rok Ticar tied it for Slovenia with 0:31 remaining in regulation. No goal was scored in overtime and Slovakia won the shootout 3-1.

Slovakia trails group leader Canada by one point.

In the same group, Norway blanked Italy 4-0 for its second victory and second shutout.

Eskild Bakke Olsen, Noah Steen, Christian Kaasastul and Tinus Luc Koblar had a goal each while goaltender Henrik Haukeland stopped all 30 shots he faced.

Italy, another newcomer, remains without a point.

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Hungary shuts out Britain at ice hockey worlds, Slovakia tops Slovenia in shootout | iNFOnews.ca
Slovakia’s Filip Mesar, left, scores the winning goal past Slovenia’s goaltender Lukas Horak during a shootout during the Group B preliminary round game between Italy and Norway at the men’s ice hockey world Championship in Fribourg, Switzerland, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Anthony Anex/Keystone via AP)
Hungary shuts out Britain at ice hockey worlds, Slovakia tops Slovenia in shootout | iNFOnews.ca
Latvia’s goaltender Kristers Gudlevskis, left, and Austria’s Vinzenz Rohrer in action during the Men’s Ice Hockey World Championship preliminary round game between Latvia and Austria, in Zurich, Switzerland, Tuesday May 19, 2026. (Andreas Becker/Keystone via AP)
Hungary shuts out Britain at ice hockey worlds, Slovakia tops Slovenia in shootout | iNFOnews.ca
Italy’s goaltender Davide Fadani, left, Nicholas Saracino, second left, and Luca Zanatta, right, challenge Norway’s Eirik Salsten, center, and Martin Ronnild during the Men’s Ice Hockey World Championship preliminary round match between Italy and Norway in Fribourg, Switzerland, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Anthony Anex/Keystone via AP)
Hungary shuts out Britain at ice hockey worlds, Slovakia tops Slovenia in shootout | iNFOnews.ca
Great Britain’s goaltender Ben Bowns during the Men’s Ice Hockey World Championship preliminary round game between Hungary and Great Britain, in Zurich, Switzerland, Tuesday May 19, 2026. (Andreas Becker/Keystone via AP)

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