Isaac Howard opened the scoring and added the shootout winner as the United States outlasted the Czech Republic 4-3 on Friday at the world junior hockey championship, while Sweden beat Canada 2-0 for its third straight shutout. Howard beat Michael Hrabal in the seventh round of the tiebreaker. The Michigan State sophomore scored 1:12 into the game. At 3-0, the Americans are tied with Slovakia for the Group B lead with the teams set to meet Sunday in the round-robin finale. In Group A, Hugo Havelid made 16 saves and Tom Willander and Noah Ostlund scored in Sweden s victory over Canada. Sweden hasn t given up a goal through three games, winning by a combined 13-0.
Canada faces its stiffest test yet at the World Juniors on Friday as they take on the host Swedes in a game that will likely determine who finishes first in Group A. Mark Masters has more ahead of Friday s crucial showdown.
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