USA – Slovakia 10:2 (end) | Sweden – Finland 4:5 (1:2 after SO) | Czech Republic – Switzerland 4:2 (end)
Canada – Germany 6:3 (end)
final
USA
10:2 (2:1, 3:1, 5:0)
Slovakia
Sunday 31.12.2023, 12:00 • Frölundaborgs isstadion, Göteborg • World Junior Championship • Group B
     
    60:00
    Game over. (14:43:12)
    52:42 Isaac Howard (USA) - 10:2
     
    52:42
    Goal for Team USA!
    Scorer is ISAAC HOWARD. Assisted by Frank Nazar, Lane Hutson.
    51:00 9:2
     
    51:00
    Goal for Team USA!
    Scorer is CUTTER GAUTHIER. Assisted by Frank Nazar, Lane Hutson.
     
    50:14
    Penalty for Slovakia:
    Juraj Pekarčík – 2 min., high-sticking.
    49:15 Eric Pohlkamp (USA) - 8:2
     
    49:15
    Goal for Team USA!
    Scorer is GAVIN BRINDLEY. Assisted by Eric Pohlkamp.
     
    45:39
    Slovakia substitution:
    Samuel Urban is replaced by Rastislav Eliaš.
    45:39 Isaac Howard (USA) - 7:2
     
    45:39
    Goal for Team USA!
    Scorer is ISAAC HOWARD. Assisted by Danny Nelson, Gavin Brindley.
    44:06 Rutger McGroarty (USA) - 6:2
     
    44:06
    Goal for Team USA!
    Scorer is RUTGER MCGROARTY. Assisted by Cutter Gauthier.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
    38:54 Rutger McGroarty (USA) - 5:2
     
    38:54
    Goal for Team USA!
    Scorer is RUTGER MCGROARTY. Assisted by Drew Fortescue, Cutter Gauthier.
    38:20 4:2
     
    38:20
    Goal for Team USA!
    Scorer is RYAN LEONARD. Assisted by Will Smith, Zeev Buium.
    37:50 Filip Mešár (SVK) - 3:2
     
    37:50
    Goal for team Slovakia!
    Scorer is FILIP MEŠÁR. Assisted by Servác Petrovský, Viliam Kmec.
     
    37:11
    Penalty for USA:
    Drew Fortescue – 2 min., roughing.
    20:29 Gavin Brindley (USA) - 3:1
     
    20:29
    Goal for Team USA!
    Scorer is GAVIN BRINDLEY. Assisted by Lane Hutson, Ryan Chesley.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    18:27
    Penalty for USA:
    Gavin Hayes – 5 min. + GMP, kneeing.
     
    16:01
    Penalty for USA:
    Drew Fortescue – 2 min., delay of game / shooting or throwing the puck out.
     
    12:46
    Penalty for Slovakia:
    František Dej – 2 min., tripping.
     
    10:13
    Penalty for Slovakia:
    Adam Žlnka – 2 min., delay of game / displaced goal net.
    10:13 Zeev Buium (USA) - 2:1
     
    10:13
    Goal for Team USA!
    Scorer is ZEEV BUIUM. Assisted by Gavin Hayes, Sam Rinzel.
    08:57 Marián Moško (SVK) - 1:1
     
    08:57
    Goal for team Slovakia!
    Scorer is MARIÁN MOŠKO. Assisted by Peter Repčík.
    06:21 Rutger McGroarty (USA) - 1:0
     
    06:21
    Goal for Team USA!
    Scorer is RUTGER MCGROARTY. Assisted by Oliver Moore, Ryan Chesley.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 12:00.
    Goals and assists: 7. McGroarty (Moore, Chesley), 11. Buium (Hayes, Rinzel), 21. Brindley (Hutson, Chesley), 39. Leonard (Smith, Buium), 39. McGroarty (Fortescue, Gauthier), 45. McGroarty (Gauthier), 46. Howard (D. Nelson, Brindley), 50. Brindley (Pohlkamp), 51. Gauthier (Nazar, Hutson), 53. Howard (Nazar, Hutson) – 9. Moško (Repčík), 38. Mešár (Petrovský, Kmec)


    USA: Augustine (Fowler) – Hutson, Chesley (A), Fortescue, Casey, Rinzel, Buium, Pohlkamp – McGroarty (C), Moore, Gauthier (A) – Brindley, Howard, Nazar – Smith, Leonard, Perreault – Finley, D. Nelson, Hayes.
    Coach: David Carle

    Slovakia: Urban (46. Eliaš) – Štrbák, Moško, Kmec, Žabka, Pišoja, Radivojevič – Sýkora (C), Petrovský, Mešár (A) – Kukumberg, Dvorský, Pekarčík – Mišiak, Repčík, Honzek (A) – Žlnka, Dej, Suchý.
    Coach: Ivan Feneš

    Referees: Eriksson (SWE), Pearce (CAN) – Nyqvist (SWE), Rampír (CZE)

    Attendance: 1 458