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Florida Panthers 2019 first rounder Spencer Knight stopped all 27 shots as the United States blanked Sweden 4-0 to win Pool B at the World Junior Championship to set up a quarterfinal meeting with Slovakia on Saturday.
After a shaky opening game against Russia, Knight posted back-to-back shutouts over the Czech Republic and the Swedes in his next two starts. He is the first American goalie to accomplish that feat at the World Juniors, per USA Hockey.
The 19-year-old Knight is now 2-1 with a 1.58 GAA and .934 save percentage.
2020 second-rounder Emil Heineman logged 12:24 of ice time and registered one shot on goal and a -1 rating in the loss. Heineman was on for Trevor Zegras’ first period goal which gave the U.S. a 2-0 lead.
Panthers at the WJC: Heineman and Sweden blank Austria
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Florida Panthers prospect Emil Heineman and Sweden blanked Austria 4-0 to move to 2-0 and take the early lead in Pool B.
Henieman skated on Sweden’s third line with Theodor Niederbach and Elmer Soderblom and finished the game with four shots on goal and an even rating in 14:10 of ice time.
In the only other game on Monday, Germany pulled off a 4-3 overtime victory over Slovakia with Mario Zimmermann providing the game-winning, power-play goal 4:01 into the extra session.
Goaltender Spencer Knight will get the start for the United States vs. the Czech Republic in today’s early game at 2 p.m. Knight will be looking to bounce back from a poor performance against Russia on Friday.
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Florida Panthers prospect Ty Smilanic scored his second goal of the season and added an assist in Quinnipiac’s 6-1 drubbing of Holy Cross.
Smilanic jammed in a rebound with one second left in the middle frame to put the Bobcats up by a 5-1 count.
Despite what the graphic says, Ty Smilanic beats the buzzer and Quinnipiac answers the Holy Cross goal and go into the intermission up 5-1.@Q30Sports | #ECACHockeypic.twitter.com/KkSuMJz98U Steven Pappas (@StevenPappas 23) December 22, 2020
The freshman forward picked up his first NCAA assist when he got the secondary helper on Odeen Tufto’s first period goal.
Tuesday Offseason Caterwaul: Florida Panthers Open Forum
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Florida Panthers prospect Ty Smilanic made his NCAA debut last night in Quinnipiac’s 9-2 romp over Sacred Heart in Hamden, CT. The Panthers third-rounder (74th overall) in the 2020 NHL Entry didn’t figure in the scoring, but he did register three shots on goal and finished his first collegiate game with a +1 rating. The two teams will meet again tonight.
Justin Schutz notched his second goal of the season in EC Red Bull Salzburg’s 4-1 loss to the Vienna Capitals in a Sunday game from Austria’s ICE Hockey League. Schutz’ power-play marker came 10:09 into the second period and tied the score at one apiece. He finished the game with three shots on goal and a -1 rating. Schutz has scored in back-to-back games after going goalless in his first 14 games of the season. He has produced nine points in 16 games for Red Bull.
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