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2015 IIHF World Junior Championship: Day Three 



 
 
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   Continuing on with the events and happenings of the World Junior Championship, there were only two games scheduled for December 28th, 2014. In Group A, the Americans were set to take on Team Germany, and in Group B, the Swiss battled it out against Team Russia. Both games ended with shutout finals and both games almost saw double digit scores. Team USA won over Germany 6-0 and Russia claimed the win over Switzerland 7-0. After three days of play, the top three leaders in Group A are Canada (6 points), USA (5 points), and Slovakia (3 points). The top three Group B leaders are Sweden (6 points), Russia (5 points), and Switzerland (3 points).

Group A - USA vs. Germany:

  This year, Team USA has brought many potential top 10 draft prospects with them and the layered roster is certainly putting them up as one of the best ranked teams in this championship. Germany's team is looking quite good this year as well especially in the goaltending department and they are putting a great foot forward coming into these games. At the end of this match, the Americans left the ice with a 6-0 shut out win.

To begin the scoring game for this match, Auston Matthews found the back of the German net four minutes and forty four seconds into the first period and had help from Nick Schmaltz. Ending the scoring for the first period at 12:30, Hudson Fasching gave the Americans their second goal with the assistance of Dylan Larkin.

Evenly spacing their goals by 2 each period, Sonny Milano scored the middle frame's first point at the 2:48 mark. Milano 's goal went unassisted. The last goal of the period was credited to Dylan Larkin at 15:04. Defenseman Noach Hanifin received credit for the assist.

14 minutes and  9 seconds into the last period, Team USA's captain Jack Eichel gave the American's their 5th goal of the night with help from Alex Tuch and Tyler Motte. The last goal was scored by Larkin who would go on to gain his third point of the night and give his home country the 6-0 win. Fasching and Zach Werenski successfully set up Larkin to gain the last assists of the night.

USA"s Player of the Game: Dylan Larkin
Germany's Player of the Game: Ilja Sharipov

Group B - Switzerland vs. Russia:

  Continuing on with their strong performance throughout this championship, Team Russia has brought some great force to the ice on every shift. The Swiss have put up some fantastic efforts over their past two days of play. After 60 minutes, Team Russia would walk away with a 7-0 win.

Russia would start their scoring game when the team's assistant captain, Rushan Rafikov, scored a power play goal against the Swiss' goaltender Gauthier Descloux eleven minutes and twenty eight seconds into the first period. Rafikov had help from the team's other assistant captain Pavel Buchnevich and Anatoli Golyshev. At 18:26, Team Russia went up 2-0 with a goal from Alexander Dergachyov who had assistance from defenseman Alexander Bryntsev. Ending the first period on a 3-0 goal lead, Buchnevich lit the lamp behind the Swiss cage at 19:38 with assistance from Rafikov and Ivan Barbashyov.

There were two goals scored in the second period and the first occurred at 15:29 when Sergei Tolchinski found the back of Switzerland's net with Nikolai Goldobin and Vladislav Kamenev's help. The second showed up 17 minutes and 36 seconds in to the period when Maxim Mamin successfully set up Alexander Sharov.

Scoring their sixth goal of the night, Kamenev put Russia ahead with no assistance at 14:59. The last point of the game was scored less than a minute later by Vyacheslav Leshenko at 15:41. Barbashyov and Buchnevich gained the last points of the night with their assistance on Leshnko's goal.

Switzerland's Player of the Game: Mirco Muller
Russia's Player of the Game: Igor Shestyorkin


After three days of play, here are the top 10 Point Leaders:
 
1. Nic Petan (Canada) - 6 points
2. Jacob de la Rose (Sweden) - 4 points
3. Robby Fabbri (Canada) - 4 points
4. Max Domi (Canada) - 3 points
5. Dylan Larkin (USA) - 3 points
6. Anton Blidh (Sweden) - 3 points
7. Madison Bowey (Canada) - 3 points
8. Pavel Buchnevich (Russia) - 3 points
9. Connor McDavid (Canada) - 3 points
10. Lucas Wallamrk (Sweden) - 3 points

Here is the schedule for December 29th:
Group A:
USA vs. Slovakia - Bell Centre
Finland vs. Canada - Bell Centre

Group B:
Czech Republic vs. Denmark - Air Canada Centre
Sweden vs. Russia - Air Canada Centre
 
 
 
(Photo Credit to IIHF)

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