Czech Republic – Russia 5:4 (end) | Belarus – Sweden 1:6 (end) | Canada – Finland 4:2 (end)
final
Czech Republic
5:4 (2:2, 2:0, 1:2)
Russia
Tuesday 26.12.2017, 18:00 • KeyBank Center, Buffalo • World Junior Championship • Group B
     
    59:53
    Penalty for Czech Republic (Petr Kodytek – 2 min., hooking).
     
    48:50
    Penalty for Czech Republic (Libor Hajek – 2 min., interference).
     
    42:12
    Penalty for Czech Republic (Vojtech Budik – 2 min., closing hand on puck).
     
    38:17
    Penalty for Czech Republic (Libor Hajek – 2 min., tripping).
     
    27:11
    Penalty for Czech Republic (Jakub Lauko – 2 min., high-sticking).
     
    24:05
    Penalty for Russia (Yegor Zaytsev – 2 min., hooking).
     
    19:28
    Penalty for Russia (Nikita Makeyev – 2 min., cross-checking).
     
    14:08
    Penalty for Czech Republic (Kristian Reichel – 2 min., slashing).
     
    10:32
    Penalty for Czech Republic (Ostap Safin – 2 min., slashing).
     
    03:19
    Penalty for Russia (Andrei Altybarmakyan – 2 min., hooking).
    State changes info
    Full live blog in the Czech language on onlajny.com
    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 5. Necas (M. Kaut, Zadina), 8. Safin (Chytil, Hajek), 26. Zadina (M. Kaut, Necas), 38. Chytil (Safin, M. Zachar), 47. F. Kral (M. Kaut, J. Galvas) – 6. Polodyan (Altybarmakyan, Zaytsev), 10. Sholokhov (K. Kostin, Syomin), 58. Kayumov (Manukyan, Rubtsov), 60. Syomin (Kayumov, Rubtsov)

    Czech Republic: Korenar (Skarek) – Hajek, Budik, F. Kral, J. Galvas, Salda, Vala (A) – M. Zachar (C), Chytil, Safin – Zadina, Necas, R. Pavlik – M. Kaut, K. Reichel (A), Lauko – Kurovsky, Kodytek, Hrabik.
    Russia: Melnichuk (41. Sukhachyov) – Zaytsev (C), Knyzhov, Makeyev (A), Samorukov, Shepelev, Minulin, Elizarov, Syomin – M. Maltsev (A), Altybarmakyan, Polodyan – Abramov, Sokolov, Rubtsov – Manukyan, Ivanov, Svechnikov – Sholokhov, K. Kostin, Kayumov.
    Referees: Ansons, Garon – Castelli, Hagerstrom