CAN 3:4 USA | Canada - USA (World Junior Championship)

KHL

World Junior Championship

Spengler Cup

Sweden – Czech Republic	3:1 (end)	\|	USA – Slovakia	2:3 (end)	\|	Belarus – Russia	2:5 (end)
Canada – USA	3:4 (0:2 after SO)

after shootout (0:2)

Canada

3:4 (2:0, 1:1, 0:2 - 0:0)

USA

Friday 29.12.2017, 21:10 • New Era Field, Buffalo • World Junior Championship • Group A

Ok seeing (and hearing) this from here was something. pic.twitter.com/QzBHZyLIOO — Joe Yerdon (@JoeYerdon) 29. prosince 2017
		Game over. (00:36:06)
Kieffer Bellows (USA) - 3:4
		USA has won after the penalty shoot-out. The winning goal scored by KIEFFER BELLOWS.
	4. series 0:2	Drake BATHERSON fails.
	3. series 0:2	Casey MITTELSTADT fails.
	3. series 0:2	Taylor RADDYSH fails.
	2. series 0:2	Brady TKACHUK scores.
	2. series 0:1	Robert THOMAS fails.
	1. series 0:1	Kieffer BELLOWS scores.
Sam Steel (CAN)
	1. series 0:0	Sam STEEL fails.
		Start of shootout.
	65:00	Overtime finished.

	60:01	Overtime began.
Things are heating up ???? #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/CIkQNJOmGp — #WorldJuniors (@HC_WJC) 29. prosince 2017
	60:00	3rd period finished.
A new IIHF World Junior attendance record has been set! 44,592 at @newerafield for the first-ever outdoor game at the #WorldJuniors. Thank you fans pic.twitter.com/yuDhvfQfR8 — WJC 2018 in Buffalo (@WJCinBUF) 29. prosince 2017
Bench views ???? pic.twitter.com/OQDQRSVdBw — WJC 2018 in Buffalo (@WJCinBUF) 29. prosince 2017
	47:30	Penalty for USA (Quinn Hughes – 2 min., slashing).
46:43 Brady Tkachuk (USA) - 3:3
	46:43	Goal for Team USA! Scorer is BRADY TKACHUK.
46:09 Scott Perunovich (USA) - 3:2
	46:09	Goal for Team USA! Scorer is SCOTT PERUNOVICH.
	44:54	Penalty for Canada (Maxime Comtois – 2 min., tripping).

	40:01	Start of 3rd period.

	40:00	2nd period finished.
37:39 Boris Katchouk (CAN) - 3:1
	37:39	Goal for Team Canada! Scorer is BORIS KATCHOUK. Assisted by Jake Bean.
36:27 Kieffer Bellows (USA) - 2:1
	36:27	Goal for Team USA! Scorer is KIEFFER BELLOWS. Assisted by Casey Mittelstadt.
	35:12	Penalty for Canada (Alex Formenton – 2 min., roughing). Penalty for Canada (Brett Howden – 2 min., cross-checking).
The #THW view of @HC_Men and @usahockey from @newerafield from our man on the ground @NathanielAOlivr #WorldJuniors #WJCinBUF #IIHF pic.twitter.com/pILc116mA0 — The Hockey Writers (@TheHockeyWriter) 29. prosince 2017

22:10 Victor Mete (CAN)
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
@ByMHarrington .. waiting in line for 20 mins to get in because only operating half the metal detectors pic.twitter.com/qGwjKGIqti — scott gangloff (@Gangs6Scott) 29. prosince 2017
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:53	Penalty for Canada (Victor Mete – 2 min., hooking).
	15:51	Penalty for Canada (Maxime Comtois – 2 min., tripping).
15:17 Dube (CAN) - 2:0
	15:17	Goal for Team Canada! Scorer is DUBE. Assisted by Sam Steel.
	14:24	Penalty for USA (Mikey Anderson – 2 min., holding the stick).

	07:43	Penalty for Canada (Jonah Gadjovich – 2 min., checking from behind).
@kailer_yamamoto has his game face on today #CANvsUSA #WorldJuniors @usahockey @nhlnetwork 3pmET pic.twitter.com/ZwhwfMwNKx — Paul Hemming (@FromIceLevel) 29. prosince 2017
04:13 Cale Makar (CAN) - 1:0
	04:13	Goal for Team Canada! Scorer is CALE MAKAR. Assisted by Robert Thomas.
	02:43	Penalty for USA (Dylan Samberg – 2 min., high-sticking).
	00:01	Game started.
Warmups underway at @newerafield for the first ever outdoor #WorldJuniors game. The only thing that could have made this more interesting would be if Canada decided to wear New England Patriots jerseys vs. USA in Bills jerseys. #WJCinBUF pic.twitter.com/jkck3tjUO1 — Aaron Cheris (@AaronHowie) 29. prosince 2017

		Welcome. Game starts at 21:00.

State changes info

Full live blog in the Czech language on onlajny.com

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 5. Makar (Thomas), 16. Dube (Steel), 38. Katchouk (Bean) – 37. Bellows (Mittelstadt), 47. Perunovich, 47. B. Tkachuk, dec. goal Bellows

Shootout:

1. series:

0:0 Sam Steel (CAN)

0:1 Kieffer Bellows (USA)

2. series:

0:1 Robert Thomas (CAN)

0:2 Brady Tkachuk (USA)

3. series:

0:2 Taylor Raddysh (CAN)

0:2 Casey Mittelstadt (USA)

4. series:

0:2 Drake Batherson (CAN)

Canada: Hart (C. Point) – Timmins, Mete, Fabbro (A), Clague (A), C. Foote, Bean, Makar – Kyrou, Steel, Dube (C) – Raddysh, Thomas, Katchouk – Batherson, M. McLeod, Gadjovich – Formenton, B. Howden, Comtois – Steenbergen.

USA: Oettinger (Swayman) – Fox (A), Samberg, Perunovich, R. Lindgren (A), Peeke, M. Anderson, Hughes – J. Anderson (C), Poehling, B. Tkachuk – Yamamoto, Mittelstadt, Jones – Lockwood, Norris, Bellows – Harper, Frederic, Tufte.

Referees: Kaukokari (FIN), Wiegand (SUI) – Ondráček (CZE), Sysujev (RUS)

Attendance: 44 592

Novosibirsk – Ak Bars	4:1 (end)	\|	Avangard – Neftekhimik	2:3 (after OT)	\|	Barys – HC Sochi	2:3 (end)
Avtomobilist – Dynamo	4:3 (end)	\|	HC Yugra – Salavat Yulaev	3:4 (after OT)	\|	HC Lada Togliatti – CSKA	1:2 (end)
Cherepovets – Torpedo	3:2 (end)	\|	Dinamo Minsk – SKA St. Petersburg	6:3 (end)

1st period
	02:43	USA	2	Samberg, high-sticking
	04:13	CAN	1:0	Makar (Thomas)
	07:43	CAN	2	Gadjovich, checking from behind
	14:24	USA	2	M. Anderson, holding the stick
	15:17	CAN	2:0	Dube (Steel)
	15:51	CAN	2	Comtois, tripping
	19:53	CAN	2	Mete, hooking
1st intermission
2nd period
	35:12	CAN	2	Formenton, roughing
	35:12	CAN	2	B. Howden, cross-checking
	36:27	USA	2:1	Bellows (Mittelstadt)
	37:39	CAN	3:1	Katchouk (Bean)
2nd intermission
3rd period
	44:54	CAN	2	Comtois, tripping
	46:09	USA	3:2	Perunovich
	46:43	USA	3:3	B. Tkachuk
	47:30	USA	2	Hughes, slashing
After 3rd period
Overtime
before shootout
Shootout
		USA	3:4	Bellows (dec. goal)
after shootout