Germany2 – Canada2 2:7 (end) | Norway – Russia 0:11 (end) | Czech Republic – USA 1:5 (end)
Switzerland – Sweden2 3:5 (end)
final
Czech Republic
1:5 (0:2, 0:2, 1:1)
USA
Thursday 26.12.2013, 17:30 • Malmo Isstadion, Malmo, Sweden • World Junior Championship
     
    The USA wins it and thank you all for following the game with us today. We have more KHL and WJC action for you ready in the following days. Until next time, goodbye! (19:54:05)
     
    For team Czech Republic – Dominik Simon,
    For team United States – Stefan Matteau.

    Both players were selected by the teams themselves. The national anthem of the United States of America to honour the winner.
     
    And the siren brings the game to a close, team USA with a convincing win to start the campaign in their quest to defend the title. The Czechs will have to work hard both ways to improve their presentation on the ice. Players of the game coming up.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:10
    David Nemecek (CZE) goes to the box for slashing, although I think the call should have been boarding.
     
    59:00
    Nothing significant going on in these final two minutes, besides a few hits against the boards, but the game has calmed as both teams realize this is over.
     
    58:00
    Two minutes to go in the game.
     
    57:49
    Goal for Team USA!
    Like four weren't enough, VINCE HINOSTROZA scores the fifth! Probably the quickest transition of the night, right from the defence with one touch they get it into the zone for Hinostroza who sneaks past the defence and beats Dolejs alone from the slot with a backhander.

    Assists: Thomas Dipauli, Connor Carrick.
     
    57:22
    Jon Gillies makes the save from the left in the slot and stops the play.
     
    57:03
    Going down the ice with the pass, the Americans ice the puck.
     
    56:49
    The Czechs clear the zone and the Americans keep possession in their own zone waiting for the rest to set up. They're probably aware they won today.
     
    56:16
    Both teams are back at full strength.
     
    55:03
    Ryan Hartman takes the puck in over the left and drives to the slot alone with the goalie, but Daniel Dolejs between the pipes lifts his arm and deflects the shot into the glass.
     
    54:16
    Connor Carrick (USA) gets called for cross-checking from behind on Dominik Simon (CZE) but he will also get a penalty for slashing as he hit Carrick with the stick, though Carrick did a bit of acting to draw the penalty. 4-on-4 hockey.
     
    53:43
    Radek Faksa can't keep up with the pressure from Jack Eichel who comes around from behind in the zone and makes the steal feeding to the right, though the shot is handled by Dolejs.
     
    53:06
    Off the faceoff from the right Ryan Hartman hits the goal post and the puck bounces off to the left.
     
    52:58
    Daniel Dolejs freezes the puck again as the USA still keep firing at him putting more pressure on the Czech defence.
     
    52:14
    Team USA in the zone again, the shot from the right circle gets deflected by Dolejs and then Daniel O'Reagan misses the net high on the empty net before Dolejs was able to get back on the line.
     
    51:29
    Martin Prochazka gets a shot at the US goal, nothing serious.
     
    49:51
    A centre ice takeover from Eichel and gets it down the ice for Jaccob Slavin, though he can't keep possession as David Pastrnak slams him against the glass on the right.
    Commentary by

    Alan Ilijic

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 46. Plutnar (Kampf, Kase) – 2. Barber (Grzelcyk, Kerdiles), 2. Butcher (Eichel, Hartman), 30. Fasching (Copp), 38. Slavin (Shore), 58. Hinostroza (Dipauli, Carrick)

    Czech Republic: Dolejš (Langhamer) – Šulák, Plutnar, Šidlík, Marcel, Němeček, Koštálek – Pastrňák, Faksa, Volek – Zacha, Simon, Procházka – Kampf, Vrána, Kaše – Sedláček, Tomeček, Zdráhal.
    USA: Gillies (Stolarz) – Skjei, Carrick, Butcher, Santini, McCoshen, Grzelcyk, Slavin – O´Regan, Barber, Kerdiles – Eichel, Erne, Hartman – Copp, Fasching, Matteau – Hinostroza, Dipauli, Shore, Stepan.
    Referees: Stricker, Wiegand (SUI) – Kowert (GER), Muller (SUI)
    Attendance: n/a