Sweden – Czech Republic 3:1 (end) | USA – Slovakia 2:3 (end) | Belarus – Russia 2:5 (end)
Canada – USA 3:4 (0:2 after SO)
final
USA
2:3 (0:0, 1:1, 1:2)
Slovakia
Friday 29.12.2017, 02:10 • Key Bank Center, Buffalo • World Junior Championship • Group A
     
    50:05
    Penalty for Slovakia (Martin Fehervary – 2 min., holding).
     
    38:16
    Penalty for Slovakia (Martin Bodak – 2 min., hooking).
     
    26:52
    Penalty for USA (Ryan Lindgren – 2 min., broken stick / playing with).
    Goals and assists: 32. B. Tkachuk (Poehling, J. Anderson), 57. Mittelstadt – 25. Krivosik (Bucek), 56. Krivosik (Bucek), 58. Bucek


    USA: Woll (Oettinger) – Fox (A), Samberg, R. Lindgren (A), Perunovich, Peeke, M. Anderson, Hughes – Poehling, B. Tkachuk, J. Anderson (C) – Mittelstadt, Harper, Tufte – Yamamoto, Brown, Bellows – Lockwood, Frederic, Jones – Norris.
    Slovakia: Durny (Hrenak) – Hedera, Korencik, Bodak (C), Ivan, Fehervary (A), Zelenak, Matejovic, Fereta – Smolka, Kelemen, Kundrik – Studenic, Tamasi, Roman – Bucek, Krivosik, Ruzicka – Cacho (A), Liska, Solensky.

    Referees: Kulev (RUS), Sjoqvist (SWE) – Hagerström (FIN), Yletyinen (SWE)

    Attendance: 8 188