USA – Slovakia2 6:3 (end) | Sweden2 – Finland 4:2 (end) | Canada2 – Czech Republic 4:5 (1:2 after SO)
Russia – Switzerland 7:1 (end)
final
USA
6:3 (2:0, 1:2, 3:1)
Slovakia2
Saturday 28.12.2013, 13:30 • Malmö Isstadion • World Junior Championship
     
    42:23
    The US was foiled in their last power play but they're back to as Michal Valjent goes off for slashing. Americans 3/4 in the game.
     
    39:00
    Big defenceman Erik Cernak gets his fist up in the face of Riley Barber and is called for roughing. The US power play is 3/3 and they would dearly love to cash in late as they did in the 1st to make it a 2-goal game again.
     
    36:05
    Bodies keep colliding and finally Hudson Fasching is called for interference, and the suddenly red-hot Slovakian power play gets another chance. They're 2/4.
     
    32:15
    Another American penalty as Ryan Hartman goes off for high-sticking in the attacking zone, where the Americans had been putting on some pressure. Power plays have produced all the goals in this game so far and the Slovaks can get back in it if they cash in here.
     
    30:06
    Penalty for tripping to US defenceman Ian McCoshen, as he upends Milan Kolena, who was favouring his kolena as he was down near the blueline.
     
    25:04
    Now the Slovaks to the power play as Andrew Copp is called for slashing. The Slovaks are 0/2 and have to get something going.
     
    22:27
    Erik Cernak gets his elbow into the face of Riley Barber and he'll go off for elbowing for two minutes of less, as this dangerous US power play goes back to work.
     
    19:16
    Richard Sabol, the Slovakian goaltender, is now being penalised for delay-of-game. First he botched a clearing attempt and was forced to cover it with pressure bearing down on him. Better to take the penalty than give up an empty-net goal.
     
    16:24
    Now the USA getting its first power play of the game as Lubomir Dinda is called for boarding, as the physical play of this game escalates.
     
    11:08
    Play moves into the Slovakian zone and Stefan Matteau is whistled for interference, so the Slovaks go to the power play for the second time.
     
    04:39
    Daniel O'Reagan ties up his man off the draw and is sent to the box for tripping, so the Slovaks get the first power play of this game.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

    CZ@@Djob76

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 17. Eichel (Hartman, Butcher), 20. O'Reagan (Grzelcyk, Kerdiles), 25. Hartman (Butcher, Eichel), 50. Grzelcyk (Carrick, DiPauli), 55. Matteau (Copp, Fasching), 57. Barber (Copp, Kerdiles) – 32. Kolena (Cehlarik), 33. Reway (Kolena, Griger), 58. Reway (Griger)

    USA: Gillies (Stolarz) – Skjei, Carrick, Butcher, Santini, McCoshen, Grzelyck, Slavin – O'Regan, Barber (C), Kerdiles – Eichel, Erne, Hartman – Copp (A), Fasching, Matteau – Hinostroza, DiPauli, Shore
    Slovakia2: Sabol (Baroš) – Luža, Predajniansky, Rusina, Gachulinec, Valjent, Černák, Kečkeš, Dinda – Kolena (C), Réway (A), Griger – Lunter, Daňo (A), Cehlárik – Minárik, Horanský, Mlynčár – Šimun, Tibenský, Skalický
    Referees: Steve Papp (CAN), Yevgeni Romasko (RUS) – Andreas Kowert (GER), Joonas Saha (FIN)