In the first meeting between the Czechs and Hungarians in modern IIHF history, the spoils unsurprisingly fell to the defending world champions. Unbeaten Czechia marched to a 6-1 win in Herning on Thursday at the 2025 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
Superstar David Pastrnak set the pace with two goals and an assist, and now leads the tournament with nine points (4+5=9). Lukas Sedlak had a goal and an assist, and Jakub Flek, Petr Kodytek, and Ondrej Beranek also scored for Czechia. Captain Roman Cervenka and Daniel Vozenilek chipped in two assists apiece.
Puck control, patience, and opportunism were the order of the day for the champs.
Pastrnak told reporters he sees room for improvement: “We haven’t…