World juniors gold medal game score

It's a dream come true and to win a gold medal at the world juniors, it's everything I'd hoped it would be. Zegras' two points gave him 18 seven goals, 11 assists and the tournament's scoring title; he entered the final game tied with Canada's Dylan Cozens.

The assist also tied him with Jordan Schroeder for most USA career assists in world juniors history 20 and after the goal, tied Schroeder in points It was honest.

Trevor was the MVP in the tournament. He showed up against every team we played. He scored points against every team. Since losing the lid-lifter to Russia on Christmas Day , the Americans went on a tear closing out the tournament with six straight wins and allowing just five goals. Spencer Knight, who gave up four goals on 12 shots to Russia never looked back. Tuesday's save shutout was the third goose-egg he put up in the edition, setting a USA Hockey record for most shutouts in a world juniors career.

The gold-medal game also marked the first shutout by an American team in a medal round. With the win, the U. It's a disappointing finish for this Canadian crew that was dominating for the first six games. The group had its scoring chances. Canada was looking for back-to-back titles for the first time since winning five in a row from ; that run was also the last time any country won two consecutive championships.

We feel horrible. It sucks," said Cozens, who finished with 16 points. I don't think that game takes anything away from our group. We're definitely proud of each and every one of our guys. It's just, it's definitely tough to swallow right now. Both teams have been through a lot: bubbles and quarantines. Both teams talked about how close their team has become. Both teams had their eyes on the prize. In the end, it was the U.

They'll head back home golden. Sporting News had all the action as the United States defeated the Canadians for gold. Canada is controlling the puck but can't connect. Connor McMichael and Cole Perfetti both added goals before the first period ended, Braden Schneider added another in the second, and top-scorer Dylan Cozens topped it off with an empty-netter in the third. But Devon Levi was arguably the star of the show, stopping all 27 Russian shots on net in his second consecutive shutout.

Canada has looked completely unstoppable throughout the tournament, with a goal differential in the preliminary round and two shutouts in the playoffs so far. Levi looks unbeatable, with a. Teams that tie in regulation will both be awarded one point, but the overtime winner is awarded two points. Teams that lose in regulation will not earn points. Source link. Your email address will not be published. Skip to content. Front Page Sports. Follow along for live scores and updates from every game, every day.

World Juniors standings Teams that win in regulation will automatically be awarded three points. Date Matchup Results Dec. Germany FIN, Dec. Sweden SWE, Dec. Canada CAN, Dec. Slovakia USA, Dec. Finland FIN, Dec. Switzerland RUS, Dec. Slovakia SWE, Dec. Canada TBD Dec. Czechia TBD Dec.