Italy vs Norway Live Stream & Tips – Italy’s Woes to Continue at the Ice Hockey World Championship 2026
Italy has underperformed in both attack and defense in their recent hockey matches, suffering easy defeats. Norway, on the other hand, comes into the next round with heightened confidence after a big win over Slovenia. Experts advise betting on Norway to beat Italy by a margin of at least two goals, making it the safest and most logical option for bettors based on current team form.
- Italy struggled in both offense and defense in first two rounds
- We are backing Norway to win in handicap on Tuesday
- Watch Italy vs Norway live at the Ice Hockey World Championship 2026
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Norway picked up an important victory against Slovenia and now have a good opportunity to build momentum against struggling Italy. The Italians have lost both tournament games convincingly so far and remain at the bottom of Group B with just one goal scored.
Italy Sitting at the Bottom
Italy have been the weakest side in Group B so far at the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championship, suffering two convincing defeats in the opening rounds and struggling badly in the offensive zone.
They created very little offensively in their tournament opener against Canada, losing 6-0 while registering only 19 shots on goal and spending long stretches pinned inside their own zone.
Italy managed to score their first goal of the tournament in the second round against Slovakia, but still suffered another convincing 4-1 defeat. Gabriel Nitz scored their only goal in the final period, while the Italians once again allowed too many quality scoring chances defensively.
Norway Still in the QF Race
Norway have shown two different performances so far in the tournament and still need plenty of points to stay competitive in the quarterfinal race in a difficult Group B.
They opened the 2026 World Championship with a narrow 2-1 defeat against Slovakia. Tinus Luc Koblar scored the equalizer in the second period, but the Norwegians failed to grab a point from the matchup.
Their first victory arrived on Sunday with a dominant 4-0 win over Slovenia. Norway controlled the game from the opening period and Jacob Berglund stole the spotlight with a hat-trick.
Verdict
Italy have struggled badly in both ends of the rink through the opening two rounds and were comfortably beaten in each matchup. Norway gained confidence after the dominant display against Slovenia, so backing them to win by at least two goals difference looks like the best betting option here.
Norway -1.5
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