USA looks to bounce back after their loss to Russia last night where Marco Rossi and Austria are going for a win in their first game.
Looking ahead to tonight's game, here are the USA v Austria lines and pairings…
Brock Faber moved to the second D pairing w/ York
Zegras – Turcotte – Kaliyev still together pic.twitter.com/ogTEWlGDGT
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) December 27, 2020
Everybody is in for a real treat in this game…@StephenNelson and @DStarmanHockey on the @NHLNetwork broadcast#NotGordAndRay pic.twitter.com/b61fVpDVVT
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) December 27, 2020
Turcotte is noticeable tonight. Legs are moving. Engaged.
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) December 27, 2020
The top line is showing some jump early, rolling some good shifts together.
Alex Turcotte(#GoKingsGo) has been solid to start and prompted this Trevor Zegras(#NHLDucks) grade-A. #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/O8jSKN2nyU
— Stars n’ Stripes Hockey (@StarsStripesHKY) December 27, 2020
1-0 USA on a weird one. Goal currently credited to Alex Turcotte (LAK). Shots are 14-3.
— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) December 27, 2020
🚨🇺🇸 With just over 4 minutes to go we have our first goal of the game! @Turcotte__71 rolls the puck through to the back of the net at @usahockey up 1-0 over @hockeyaustria #WorldJuniors @LAKings pic.twitter.com/QfJC8Zsvkn
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) December 27, 2020
Another post for team 🇺🇸. What is that 10 posts this period?
— NWHL Whubble (@NWHLWhubble) December 27, 2020
End of 20 minutes
Exciting action. Austria goalie playing out of his mind.
Shots 22-3 USA
Score 1-0 USA #WorldJuniors
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) December 27, 2020
Goal was changed to #GoAvsGo Drew Helleson 🍎 #GoKingsGo Alex Turcotte & #GoDucks Trevor Zegras https://t.co/jpu79mmAsl
— NWHL Whubble (@NWHLWhubble) December 27, 2020
Second period started with the US trying to continue on their strong first period.
Zegras 🚨
2-0 USA
After Turcotte won a faceoff
Kaliyev and Turcotte 🍎s
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) December 27, 2020
Trevor Zegras is a weapon pic.twitter.com/a9osCnBgJ3
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) December 27, 2020
John Farinacci (ARI) makes it 3-0. He's turned into a very important player for the U.S. Nate Leaman has said he likes the way he can dictate pace and shifts. Nearly had puck poked away, finds it and fires it.
— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) December 27, 2020
Just seconds apart, John Farinacci brings the US up 3-0
(🎥 @IIHFHockey) pic.twitter.com/nEwxgjMHyY— NWHL Whubble (@NWHLWhubble) December 27, 2020
Brisson
4-0 USAPPG 🚨
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) December 27, 2020
Brendan Brisson (VGK) with a patented one-timer from the right circle on the power play makes it 4-0. Not getting a ton of five-on-five time, but that shot is a big reason why he's on this roster. He's played effective hockey in a role more limited than what he's used to.
— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) December 27, 2020
🇺🇸 goal 🚨#letsgoducks Trevor Zegras with his second snipe of the period
5-0 🇺🇸— NWHL Whubble (@NWHLWhubble) December 27, 2020
Off the head of the goaltender! 🚨@usahockey @tzegras11 #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/lRK6fHAlid
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) December 27, 2020
USA 5-0 on Zegras goal with an assist to Turcotte
USA 6-0 Boldy, with Faber getting the secondary assist
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) December 27, 2020
Dustin Wolf shows how to distrubute the puck as a goalie, Brock Faber plays it all the way down to Matthew Beniers, and he finds Matthew Boldy for the goal. Wow. pic.twitter.com/h5BUUDE9T1
— Dylan Griffing (@Dylan_Griffing) December 27, 2020
Brock Faber with a beauty of a stretch pass, Benier flips it to Boldy who buries it pic.twitter.com/oGQzgkeyqm
— CJ Fogler #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) December 27, 2020
The extra point is good! Matt Boldy (@MnWild) is on the doorstep, and he scores the 7th American goal.
Assists to Cam York (@NHLFlyers) and Arthur Kaliyev (@LAKings) pic.twitter.com/RWd5VuVQT1
— EP Rinkside (@EPRinkside) December 27, 2020
STATS CHECK #WorldJuniors
After 40 minutes of USA game:
Turcotte
8:49 TOI (only 2:35 in second period)
3A
3 SOG
Plus-3
5-for-12 faceoffs (42%)Kaliyev
9:34 TOI
2A
4 SOG
Plus-3Faber
12:06 TOI (6:08 in 2nd, second most among D)
1A
2 SOG
Plus-1#LAKings https://t.co/jmILvlwATY— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) December 27, 2020
Like the Canada, Germany game earlier today, this game is following the same path into the third.
Goals are just piling up for @usahockey. @bberard9 makes it 8-0, and 42 seconds later, Brisson makes it 9-0. #WorldJuniors
Will we get to double digits? pic.twitter.com/FcJZBlDcfe
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) December 27, 2020
#WJC: USA with two more tallies to make it 10-0 over Austria with a 64-5 advantage in shots — Brendan Brisson popped in a rebound and Matt Boldy slammed home a feed from Trevor Zegras.
— Steve Kournianos (@TheDraftAnalyst) December 27, 2020
The player of the game Sebastian Wraneschitz went down with an injury in the third.
Noooooooooooo!
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) December 27, 2020
Hats off to Sebastian Wraneschitz who leaves the game with an injury after making 58 saves on 68 shots. Robbed Bobby Brink with a pad to close out his night.
— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) December 27, 2020
Happy Birthday Sam Colangelo! What a way to turn 19 by getting @usahockey's 11th goal of the game! #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/SF8epby4Cw
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) December 27, 2020
It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's Tricky… it's Tricky (Tricky) Tricky (Tricky)
11-0 🇺🇸
(🎥 @Dylan_Griffing) https://t.co/aFNOqlXjfI— NWHL Whubble (@NWHLWhubble) December 27, 2020
Just an absolutely gutless hit pic.twitter.com/wnMYFWBY6m
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) December 27, 2020
Final
Goals
USA 11, Austria 0Shots
USA 73, Austria 10Postgame quotes coming up#WorldJuniors
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) December 27, 2020
USA coach on @Brockfaber14 – I really like his feet and I really like his strength. He has a body type where he's very strong from the knees to his torso and and his feet are pretty elite. Then his ability to gap guys and his ability to recover and his ability to make up space.
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) December 27, 2020
More from USA coach on Faber – He just keeps growing and getting better. He was someone that we had to look at hard at the start of the college hockey season. We were watching every one of his games. I was watching him on film and he just he just keeps growing and getting better.
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) December 27, 2020
And more on LA Kings prospect Brock Faber from USA coach Nate Leaman – We put him with Cam [York] today and and we like that pairing. So, you know, I think he's gonna be a big piece of the team here moving forward. #WorldJuniors
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) December 27, 2020
Total zone exits (controlled, uncontrolled, and passing plays)
1. 🇺🇸 Cam York, 8
1. 🇺🇸 Brock Faber, 8
3. 🇺🇸 Tyler Kleven, 7
3. 🇦🇹 Senna Peeters, 7
3. 🇦🇹 Marlon Tschofen, 7Only 2 of York's exits were uncontrolled. He was excellent in this one #WorldJuniors
— HBF Analytics (@HBFAnalytics) December 27, 2020
Other notes:
-🇺🇸 Brock Faber was crazy on the breakout. He made 5 zone exits via pass, carried the puck out of the zone himself twice, and defended his own blueline well with 2 opposing zone entry denials. He has some serious wheels too. Excellent performance #WorldJuniors
— HBF Analytics (@HBFAnalytics) December 27, 2020
We’ll be back tomorrow!
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