World Junior Championships Roundup: Flyers Prospects Shining by Bill Meltzer @BillMeltzer / philadelphiaflyers.com
The preliminary round phase of the 2020-21 IIHF Under-20 World Championship (World Junior Championships) will come to a close on New Year s Eve with marquee matchups pitting Canada against Finland in Group A and Team USA against Sweden in Group B. Those games will determine seedings for the single-elimination medal round, which begins on Saturday.
Before that, however, the Swedes will put their 54-game preliminary round winning streak on the line against the Russians on Wednesday. After downing Team USA, 5-3, in the tournament opener on Christmas, Russia suffered a 2-0 setback against the Czech Republic before rebounding with a 7-1 win against Austria.
EDMONTON - The German underdogs gritted out a 4-3 overtime victory against Slovakia on Monday, earning their first win at the world junior hockey championsh
Michal Mrazik had two goals for Slovakia, and Oleksiy Mykluka rounded out the scoring.
Despite dressing just five defencemen and nine forwards, Germany outshot the Slovaks 32-25.
It s been a difficult tournament for Germany. Nine players tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Edmonton, preventing the team from running a real practice until Christmas Day and leaving the squad short-handed for preliminary round games.
After suffering a 16-2 drubbing at the hands of the Canadians on Saturday, Germany struck first against the Slovaks on Monday, with Stutzle finding the back of the net 5:39 into the first period. The third-overall pick in the 2020 NHL draft ended the game with 31:01 of ice time.
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Germany edges Slovakia 4-3 in OT at world juniors
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Mario Zimmerman scored a power-play goal four minutes into overtime, lifting Germany to a 4-3 win over Slovakia on Monday night in the world junior hockey championships.
Tim Stutzle scored twice and the Ottawa Senators’ prospect helped set up Zimmerman’s goal that gave Germany its first win in the tournament.
Florian Elias also scored for Germany and Simon Gnyp had three assists.
Michal Mrazik had two goals for Slovakia, and Oleksiy Mykluka also scored.
Despite dressing just five defensemen and nine forwards, Germany finished with a 32-25 edge on shots.