Penguins’ Tommy Novak records five assists for United States in win against Hungary

Seth Rorabaugh TribLive Mon, May 25, 2026 • 02:01 PM

United States defenseman Connor Clifton vies for the puck against Hungary forward Kristof Papp during an IIHF Men’s Ice Hockey World Championship preliminary round group A game in Zurich on Monday. (Keystone via AP)

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Tommy Novak recorded five assists for the United States in a 7-3 win against Hungary during a preliminary round contest in the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship tournament at Swiss Life Arena in Zurich on Monday.

Opening play as the fourth-line center, Novak logged 15:02 of ice time on 16 shifts and was 6 for 9 (66.6%) on faceoffs.

Penguins defenseman Connor Clifton started the contest on the right side of the United States’ third pairing and clocked 14:47 of ice time on 19 shifts.

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The United States will conclude the preliminary round against Austria on Tuesday, 10:20 a.m.