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
     
    57:52
    Goal for Team Slovakia!
    This Slovak line strikes again, as Griger with the pass out front to MARTIN REWAY, who backhands it through the pads of Gillies. It's too late to make a difference in the outcome, but they'll feel a bit better. Assist: David Griger.
     
    56:34
    Goal for Team USA!
    RILEY BARBER takes a nice feed from Copp, out of the reach of a Slovak defenceman, and fires it low glove side for the 6th US goal. Assists: Andrew Copp, Nicolas Kerdiles.
     
    54:15
    Goal for Team USA!
    The pressure continued and that might put this game away. Copp fed STEFAN MATTEAU in front from down low and he fired a beautiful wrister under the crossbar. Assists: Andrew Copp, Hudson Fasching.
     
    52:58
    Kerdiles to O'Reagan 2-on-1, save Sabol, then he recovers and stops Kerdiles on the rebound.
     
    52:23
    Riley Barber hits the base of the post on a US rush.
     
    49:33
    Goal for Team USA!
    Against the flow of play, the Americans get some breathing room. Carrick's shot went wide and then took a funny bounce off the end boards that went right to MATT GRZELCYK in front, he put it in with Sabol going the wrong way. Assists: Connor Carrick, Tomas DiPauli.
     
    43:07
    And now a shorthanded partial breakaawy for Martin Reway, he goes to his backhand and tries to go upstairs but it goes over the glass and out of play. Faceoff outside the US line with 1:16 left in the penalty.
     
    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.
     
    41:53
    Turnover deep in the US zone, Cehlarik centres to Horansky in front, one-timer hits Gillies from point-blank.
     
    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.
     
    32:57
    Goal for Team Slovakia!
    One-goal game now, as Kolena knocked the puck out of skates and got a shot on goal, but MARTIN REWAY had a couple of whacks at the rebound and finally put it in. Power-play goal. Assists: Milan Kolena, David Griger.
     
    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.
     
    31:04
    Goal for Team Slovakia!
    The Slovaks finally cash in on the power play, Cehlarik with the initial shot and captain MILAN KOLENA was in front for the rebound. Power-play goal. Assist: Peter Cehlarik
     
    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.
     
    29:40
    And Jon Gillies with another great save, couldn't see the number from here.
     
    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.
     
    24:22
    Goal for Team USA!
    I was just about ready to say that the Americans didn't get much going on that power play, but they got it together in the late going and score with :05 left. Butcher dropped to RYAN HARTMAN, who fired a one-time slapper high stick side. Power-play goal. Assists: Will Butcher, Jack Eichel.
     
    23:20
    Slovaks almost score shorthanded, Marko Dano with the shot, stick save Gillies and the rebound goes to Mario Lunter and Gillies slides across to make a brilliant pad save.
     
    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.
     
    19:59
    Goal for Team USA!
    The Americans with all sorts of pressure on the power play again and the Slovaks were just hoping to get to the horn with out another goal against, but DANIEL O'REAGAN put in a rebound at the side of the net with less than a second remaining. Another power-play goal. Assists: Matt Grzelcyk, Nicolas Kerdiles.
     
    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.
     
    16:53
    Goal for Team USA!
    Ryan Hartman led a rush down the right wing passed into the slot and JACK EICHEL fired it low stick side on Sabol to open the scoring. Power-play goal. Assists: Ryan Hartman, Will Butcher.
     
    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.
     
    10:15
    Shot by Gachulinec sneaking in from the point and Gillies makes a pad save, then Lunter on the rebound and another big save by Jon Gillies.
     
    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.
     
    01:40
    Great chance for the Slovaks, Martin Reway centred for David Griger, and Jon Gillies got an arm on the one-timer to keep them off the board. This top Slovak line is dangerous.
    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)