FINLAND 6, CANADA 5
Defending champion Canada lost to Finland 6-5 in the quarterfinals of the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki on Saturday.
Right wing Patrik Laine, a 2016 NHL Draft eligible prospect, scored twice for Finland, including the game-winner on the power play with 5:50 remaining.
Antti Kalapudas, Aleksi Saarela (New York Rangers), Julius Nattinen (Anaheim Ducks) and Sebastian Aho (Carolina Hurricanes) had goals for Finland, which plays Sweden in one semifinal on Monday.
Finland's Jesse Puljujarvi, also a top prospect for the 2016 draft, had three assists and leads the tournament with 15 points.
USA 7, CZECH REPUBLIC 0
Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, had a hat trick to lead the United States into the semifinals against Russia on Monday.
Alex Nedeljkovic (Carolina Hurricanes) made 28 saves to earn his first shutout of the tournament.
Matthews scored his first two goals 4:53 apart in the second period and completed his hat trick 24 seconds into the third period. He leads all scorers with seven goals.
Nick Schmaltz (Chicago Blackhawks), Christian Dvorak (Arizona Coyotes), Scott Eansor and Alex DeBrincat also scored for the United States, which has outscored its opponents 25-5 in winning four of its five games.
RUSSIA 4, DENMARK 3 (OT):
Vladislav Kamenev scored his second goal of the game at 5:00 of overtime to move unbeaten Russia into the semifinals.
Kamenev (Nashville Predators) had forced the overtime by scoring with 44 seconds remaining in the third period.
Yegor Korshkov and Artur Lauta each had a goal and an assist for Russia, which outshot Denmark 46-21.
Russia lost 5-4 to Canada in last year's final and is trying to win the gold medal for the first time since 2011.
SWEDEN 6, SLOVAKIA 0:
Linus Soderstrom (New York Islanders) made 17 saves for his second shutout of the tournament, moving unbeaten Sweden into the semifinals.
Adrian Kempe (Los Angeles Kings), Jens Looke (Coyotes), Axel Holmstrom (Detroit Red Wings), Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson (Boston Bruins), Alexander Nylander and Christoffer Ehn (Red Wings) scored for Sweden, which put the game away with three third-period goals.
"Feels good to be through to the semifinals," Holmstrom told the IIHF website. "I thought we played a really solid game."
Slovakia goalie Adam Huska stopped 49 shots.
SWITZERLAND 5, BELARUS 1:
Timo Meier (San Jose Sharks) and Denis Malgin (Florida Panthers) had a goal and two assists each for Switzerland in the first relegation-round game.
Noah Rod (Sharks), Damien Riat and Julien Privet also scored for Switzerland, which outshot Belarus 41-21.
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Saturday, January 2, 2016
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Recaps of today's WJC games
United States 10, Switzerland 1: Auston Matthews, the likely top pick of the 2016 NHL Draft, had two goals and two assists to lead the United States to a 10-1 victory against Switzerland in a Group A preliminary-round game at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship in Helsinki Ice Hall in Helsinki, Finland.
Fellow top draft prospect Matthew Tkachuk and Christian Dvorak (Arizona Coyotes), Zachary Werenski (Columbus Blue Jackets) and Colin White (Ottawa Senators) had three-point games. The win moved the U.S. into second place in Group A with six points, three behind first-place Sweden.
Nick Schmaltz (Chicago Blackhawks), Ryan Donato (Boston Bruins) and Brandon Carlo (Boston Bruins) also scored for the U.S.
Timo Meier (San Jose Sharks) scored for Switzerland, which finished fifth in Group A with one point. Switzerland will play Belarus in the relegation round.
The U.S. finishes preliminary-round play Thursday against Denmark (9 a.m. ET; NHLN).
Finland 8, Slovakia 3: Tournament scoring leader Jesse Puljujarvi, an A-rated skater by NHL Central Scouting in its November players to watch list for the 2016 draft, had a four-point game to lead Finland in a Group B game at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki.
Puljujarvi, who has 10 points in three games, had one goal and three assists.
Finland took a 3-2 lead into the third period before breaking out with five goals to put the game away.
The host country is third in Group B with six points. Finland plays Czech Republic on Thursday to finish the preliminary round.
Sweden 5, Denmark 0: Oskar Lindblom (Philadelphia Flyers) had one goal and one assist and goaltender Felix Sandstrom (Philadelphia Flyers) made nine saves for the shutout for Sweden in a Group A game.
Sweden won its third straight game and clinched first place in Group A with nine points.
Adrian Kempe (Los Angeles Kings) opened the scoring 13 seconds into the game at Helsinki Ice Hall. Gustav Forsling (Chicago Blackhawks) gave Sweden a 2-0 lead with a power-play goal midway through the first period.
William Lagesson (Edmonton Oilers) and top 2016 NHL Draft prospect Alexander Nylander also scored for Sweden.
Sweden finishes preliminary-round play Thursday against Canada (3:30 p.m. ET; NHLN); Denmark finishes group play Thursday against the U.S. (9 a.m. ET; NHLN).
Czech Republic 5, Belarus 3: Simon Stransky, a top prospect for the 2016 draft, was one of five scorers in the victory for the Czech Republic in Group B play.
Vladislav Goncharov's power-play goal gave Belarus a 3-2 lead after two periods. But 2:06 into the third period Jiri Smejkal scored to tie the game, and 2:14 later a goal by Radek Vesely put the Czech Republic ahead for good. Defenseman Dominik Masin (Tampa Bay Lightning) closed the scoring with an empty-net goal in the final minute of the third.
Defenseman Stepan Falkovski, a C-rated player to watch for the 2016 draft, and Yegor Sharangovich also scored for Belarus.
The Czechs, with two wins and an overtime loss, are second in Group B with seven points. They play Finland to finish group play. Belarus will play Switzerland in the best-of-3 relegation round.
Fellow top draft prospect Matthew Tkachuk and Christian Dvorak (Arizona Coyotes), Zachary Werenski (Columbus Blue Jackets) and Colin White (Ottawa Senators) had three-point games. The win moved the U.S. into second place in Group A with six points, three behind first-place Sweden.
Nick Schmaltz (Chicago Blackhawks), Ryan Donato (Boston Bruins) and Brandon Carlo (Boston Bruins) also scored for the U.S.
Timo Meier (San Jose Sharks) scored for Switzerland, which finished fifth in Group A with one point. Switzerland will play Belarus in the relegation round.
The U.S. finishes preliminary-round play Thursday against Denmark (9 a.m. ET; NHLN).
Finland 8, Slovakia 3: Tournament scoring leader Jesse Puljujarvi, an A-rated skater by NHL Central Scouting in its November players to watch list for the 2016 draft, had a four-point game to lead Finland in a Group B game at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki.
Puljujarvi, who has 10 points in three games, had one goal and three assists.
Finland took a 3-2 lead into the third period before breaking out with five goals to put the game away.
The host country is third in Group B with six points. Finland plays Czech Republic on Thursday to finish the preliminary round.
Sweden 5, Denmark 0: Oskar Lindblom (Philadelphia Flyers) had one goal and one assist and goaltender Felix Sandstrom (Philadelphia Flyers) made nine saves for the shutout for Sweden in a Group A game.
Sweden won its third straight game and clinched first place in Group A with nine points.
Adrian Kempe (Los Angeles Kings) opened the scoring 13 seconds into the game at Helsinki Ice Hall. Gustav Forsling (Chicago Blackhawks) gave Sweden a 2-0 lead with a power-play goal midway through the first period.
William Lagesson (Edmonton Oilers) and top 2016 NHL Draft prospect Alexander Nylander also scored for Sweden.
Sweden finishes preliminary-round play Thursday against Canada (3:30 p.m. ET; NHLN); Denmark finishes group play Thursday against the U.S. (9 a.m. ET; NHLN).
Czech Republic 5, Belarus 3: Simon Stransky, a top prospect for the 2016 draft, was one of five scorers in the victory for the Czech Republic in Group B play.
Vladislav Goncharov's power-play goal gave Belarus a 3-2 lead after two periods. But 2:06 into the third period Jiri Smejkal scored to tie the game, and 2:14 later a goal by Radek Vesely put the Czech Republic ahead for good. Defenseman Dominik Masin (Tampa Bay Lightning) closed the scoring with an empty-net goal in the final minute of the third.
Defenseman Stepan Falkovski, a C-rated player to watch for the 2016 draft, and Yegor Sharangovich also scored for Belarus.
The Czechs, with two wins and an overtime loss, are second in Group B with seven points. They play Finland to finish group play. Belarus will play Switzerland in the best-of-3 relegation round.
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Recaps of today's WJC Games
CANADA 3, SWITZERLAND 2 (SO)
Brayden Point (Tampa Bay Lightning) and Matt Barzal (New York Islanders) scored in the shootout as Canada defeated Switzerland 3-2 on Tuesday at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship.
It was a nail-biter for Canada fans after the team fell behind 2-0 in the first period.
Canada moves to 1-1-0-1 (1 win, 1 overtime win, 1 loss) in Group A preliminary play.
Swiss players Damien Riat and Dario Meyer scored to put the Canadians in an early hole. But Canada cut the deficit in half in the final minute of the first on a goal by Dylan Strome (Arizona Coyotes).
Defenseman Joe Hicketts (Detroit Red Wings) tied it 12:17 into the second on a wrist shot. It was tied 2-2 after a five-minute overtime.
RUSSIA 4, BELARUS 1
Alexander Polunin scored two goals as Russia extended its lead atop Group B.
Maxim Lazarev opened the scoring for Russia at the midway point of the first period at Hartwell Arena. Polunin added a power-play goal a few minutes later and Vladislav Kamenev (Nashville Predators) made it a three-goal game later in the period.
After a scoreless second period, Alexei Patsenkin got Belarus on the board early in the third period before Polunin added an insurance goal to put the game out of reach.
Russia (2-1-0-0) leads Group B with eight points while winless Belarus (0-0-0-3) remained in last place.
Russia outshot Belarus 32-18.
Brayden Point (Tampa Bay Lightning) and Matt Barzal (New York Islanders) scored in the shootout as Canada defeated Switzerland 3-2 on Tuesday at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship.
It was a nail-biter for Canada fans after the team fell behind 2-0 in the first period.
Canada moves to 1-1-0-1 (1 win, 1 overtime win, 1 loss) in Group A preliminary play.
Swiss players Damien Riat and Dario Meyer scored to put the Canadians in an early hole. But Canada cut the deficit in half in the final minute of the first on a goal by Dylan Strome (Arizona Coyotes).
Defenseman Joe Hicketts (Detroit Red Wings) tied it 12:17 into the second on a wrist shot. It was tied 2-2 after a five-minute overtime.
RUSSIA 4, BELARUS 1
Alexander Polunin scored two goals as Russia extended its lead atop Group B.
Maxim Lazarev opened the scoring for Russia at the midway point of the first period at Hartwell Arena. Polunin added a power-play goal a few minutes later and Vladislav Kamenev (Nashville Predators) made it a three-goal game later in the period.
After a scoreless second period, Alexei Patsenkin got Belarus on the board early in the third period before Polunin added an insurance goal to put the game out of reach.
Russia (2-1-0-0) leads Group B with eight points while winless Belarus (0-0-0-3) remained in last place.
Russia outshot Belarus 32-18.
Saturday, December 26, 2015
USA, Finland among World Juniors winners for Dec. 26
USA 4, CANADA 2
HELSINKI -- Louis Belpedio, a Minnesota Wild draft choice, scored the go-ahead goal and Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, added an insurance goal late in the third period as the United States beat Canada 4-2 on Saturday in each team's first preliminary game of the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Colin White (Ottawa Senators) and Zach Werenski (Columbus Blue Jackets) also scored for the United States (1-0-0), while Alex Nedeljkovic (Carolina Hurricanes) made 25 saves for the win.
Matt Barzal (New York Islanders) and Dylan Strome (Arizona Coyotes) supplied the offense as Canada (0-1-0) began its defense of the 2015 World Junior title. Mason McDonald (Calgary Flames) stopped 21 shots in net.
FINLAND 6, BELARUS 0
HELSINKI - Jesse Puljujarvi had two goals and an assist and Veini Vehvilainen stopped all 10 shots he faced as Finland shut out Belarus 6-0 on Saturday at the world junior hockey championship.
Sami Niku, Mikko Rantanen, Sebastian Repo and Patrik Laine also found the back of the net for the Finns (1-0-0), who scored five times in the third period. Sebastian Aho tacked on three assists.
Ivan Kulbakov started in net for Belarus (0-1-0) and turned away 26-of-30 shots in 47:26 before giving way to Vladislav Verbitski who made five saves in relief.
HELSINKI -- Louis Belpedio, a Minnesota Wild draft choice, scored the go-ahead goal and Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, added an insurance goal late in the third period as the United States beat Canada 4-2 on Saturday in each team's first preliminary game of the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Colin White (Ottawa Senators) and Zach Werenski (Columbus Blue Jackets) also scored for the United States (1-0-0), while Alex Nedeljkovic (Carolina Hurricanes) made 25 saves for the win.
Matt Barzal (New York Islanders) and Dylan Strome (Arizona Coyotes) supplied the offense as Canada (0-1-0) began its defense of the 2015 World Junior title. Mason McDonald (Calgary Flames) stopped 21 shots in net.
FINLAND 6, BELARUS 0
HELSINKI - Jesse Puljujarvi had two goals and an assist and Veini Vehvilainen stopped all 10 shots he faced as Finland shut out Belarus 6-0 on Saturday at the world junior hockey championship.
Sami Niku, Mikko Rantanen, Sebastian Repo and Patrik Laine also found the back of the net for the Finns (1-0-0), who scored five times in the third period. Sebastian Aho tacked on three assists.
Ivan Kulbakov started in net for Belarus (0-1-0) and turned away 26-of-30 shots in 47:26 before giving way to Vladislav Verbitski who made five saves in relief.
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