World Junior Championship pocket book: Canada bounces again, Caufield lifts USA to extra time win

Canada downs Germany to regain management of Group BCanada wanted an enormous bounce-back effort after an embarrassing 6-Zero loss to Russia, and that’s precisely what the Canadians acquired in opposition to Germany Monday regardless of lacking Joe Veleno (suspension) and Alexis Lafreniere (damage).
In determined want of a fast purpose so as to assist erase all reminiscence of the blowout loss, Nolan Foote delivered for Canada when he made it 1-Zero halfway via the primary body in what was one of many Canadians’ greatest intervals of the event so far. But it surely was within the second that Canada actually took over, placing the sport out of attain with a pair of targets.
First, with Canada controlling play, Liam Foudy scored halfway via the second body when his excessive wrist shot previous beat German netminder Hendrik Hane. And two minutes after Foudy’s purpose double the Canadian lead, Calen Addison struck on the two-man benefit with a blast from the purpose off of a feed from Foote to place Canada forward Three-Zero. Late within the third, Yannik Valenti put one by Canadian netminder Joel Hofer to snap his shutout bid, however lower than one minute later – and with 10 seconds remaining and the German web empty – Ty Dellandrea slid dwelling Canada’s fourth of the night time.
With the win, Canada moved into prime spot in Group B they usually maintain the tiebreaker over Crew USA, the one different Group B crew with two wins, due to the tournament-opening victory over the rival Individuals. Canada can clinch Group B by closing out the spherical robin with a win over the Czech Republic Tuesday. In the meantime, Germany can advance to the quarterfinal if the Czech Republic loses its subsequent two video games.
Caufield rescues USA with extra time winnerIt took longer than anticipated, however Cole Caufield’s first purpose of the event couldn’t have been extra well-timed because it gave the USA a hard-fought Four-Three extra time win over the Czech Republic.
The competition began off effectively for the USA due to Shane Pinto’s power-play purpose mere minutes into the primary interval, but it surely wasn’t lengthy earlier than the American lead turned deficit. Six minutes after Pinto had opened the scoring, Libor Zabransky scored his first of two first-period targets, the latter of which got here late within the body with the person benefit and handed the host Czech Republic a 2-1 lead heading into the primary break.
Not lengthy after intermission, nonetheless, the Individuals appeared to shake off the cobwebs and switch it up. A minute into the center stanza, Arthur Kaliyev’s shot simply squeaked over the purpose line and knotted the competition at two apiece, just for Jack Drury to fireside one dwelling lower than minutes later to place USA forward Three-2.
However the Czechs weren’t keen to go away. After urgent at instances all through the third interval, Simon Kubicek appeared to have cracked American netminder Spencer Knight. Nevertheless, after two critiques, the purpose was waved off resulting from goalie interference, quieting a jubilant Czech crowd. Mere minutes later, Petr Cajka had the group rocking as soon as once more, although, shovelling one previous Knight to tie the competition halfway via the third.
Having despatched the sport to extra time, the Czechs might style the upset, however the Individuals ensured there can be no celebration at their expense. Minutes into the additional body, Caufield rifled one dwelling after taking a move from longtime teammate Alex Turcotte and handed USA the victory.
Regardless of the loss, the purpose for forcing extra time is large for the Czech Republic, who will now keep away from the relegation spherical except Russia beats Germany in extra time on Tuesday. America now sits firmly in second with their spherical robin full.
Sweden extends streak with massive win over KazakhstanMake it 51 consecutive spherical robin wins for Sweden, who routed Kazakhstan, 6-2, in early motion Monday.
With nothing to lose, Kazakhstan left all of it on the ice and even held Sweden to 1 purpose via the opening body, however the powerhouse Swedish membership was an excessive amount of too deal with over the course of the outing and the wheels started to fall off for the Kazakhs within the second.
Practically three minutes into the center stanza, certainly one of Sweden’s prime scorers, Samuel Fagemo, netted his second of the sport and that kicked off an eight-minute stretch throughout which Sweden lit the lamp repeatedly. Ninety seconds after Fagemo had pushed the result in two, Linus Oberg discovered twine, and Nils Hoglander prolonged the result in 4 lower than 4 minutes later. The run of 4 successive targets continued when Jonatan Berggren scored halfway via the interval, and Oleg Boiko’s purpose that stopped the bleeding was far too little for the Kazakhs to get again into the affair. Earlier than the third was via, Lucas Raymond added one other for Sweden and Maxim Musorov put one dwelling to offer Kazakhstan its second.
The loss means Kazakhstan finishes the preliminary spherical with 4 consecutive losses. Sweden, nonetheless, remained in command of Group A and has improved to 2-1-Zero-Zero.
Early targets sink Slovakia in Swiss victorySwitzerland was dominant from begin to end and blasted Slovakia 7-2 in a Monday afternoon assembly.
Gillian Kohler was the story early on, scoring two targets within the first 10 minutes to offer Switzerland a 2-Zero benefit. Valentin Nussbaumer scored at 14:49 to finish Samuel Hlavaj’s night time within the Slovakian web, but it surely was hardly all on the netminder. All through the opening body, Slovakia mustered solely three pictures, every of which got here within the last three minutes.
Regardless of a shorthanded purpose by Martin Fasko-Rudas halfway via the second, little else went Slovakia’s approach. By that time, Simon Knak had already stretched the Swiss result in 4 and Sandro Schmid made it 5-1 Switzerland lower than 90 seconds after Fasko-Rudas’ tally. Earlier than the sport was via, Robert Dzugan added one other for the Slovaks, however Mika Henauer and Matthew Verboon sealed the take care of targets within the last 10 minutes for the Swiss.
With Kazakhstan failing to win within the preliminary spherical, Slovakia and Switzerland had already clinched spots within the quarterfinals. Switzerland, in the meantime, takes management of third place with two wins in three video games and Slovakia continues to underachieve with simply the one win.
Draft WatchSweden’s Lucas Raymond improved to 3 factors in three video games with a purpose in opposition to Kazakhstan. A member of the ‘Terror Twins’ combo with Alex Holtz, Raymond was certainly one of Sweden’s greatest gamers in Monday’s contest. Raymond is anticipated to go within the prime 5 of the 2020 draft.
Three Stars
Samuel Fagemo, Sweden (2G, 0A, 2P) – In the meanwhile, Fagemo has the event lead with 5 targets. His two targets took the steam out of Kazakhstan’s early assault.
Gillian Kohler, Switzerland (2G, 1A, 3P) – Two early targets set the tempo for quick Swiss crew.
Trevor Zegras, USA (0G, 2A, 2P) – With two assists within the second interval, Zegras finishes the spherical robin with 9 – 5 greater than the second-place Kristian Tanus and Moritz Seider.
On Faucet
Tuesday – Dec. 31, 2019 (Closing day of round-robin play)Slovakia vs. Sweden, 9 a.m. ETRussia vs. Germany, 9 a.m. ETCzech Republic vs. Canada, 1 p.m. ETFinland vs. Switzerland, 1 p.m. ET
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