The last game of quarterfinal Saturday features the Americans looking to slide past Slovakia.
Lines for USA (oops) and Slovakia.
Hunter Skinner gets in for USA for Tyler Kleven. #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/KIvWqn5NdY
— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) January 3, 2021
Game time
(🎥 @usahockey) pic.twitter.com/wbww9fWWPg— WJC Lyfe (@WJCLyfe) January 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/dylan_griffing/status/1345575747004592130?s=10
The Berard, Fariannci and Brink line putting on the pressure and creating chances early for Team USA. #USAWJC #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/k6EYaeGO9X
— Stars n’ Stripes Hockey (@StarsStripesHKY) January 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/WJCBubble/status/1345579207758327809
Kaliyev #ArtyParty
1-0 USA
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) January 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/Hockey_Robinson/status/1345580305717948418
Beautiful work on the powerplay and USA takes the lead #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/LLkPI2xSLd
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) January 3, 2021
#WJC: Surgical U.S. power play goes to work and LW Matt Boldy (MIN 1st/2019) with a no-look feed to Arthur Kaliyev (LAK 2nd/2019) for the slam dunk. No WJC power play works the puck around like these kids, and to think Jack Hughes isn’t part of it.
U.S. leads Slovakia 1-0
— Steve Kournianos (@TheDraftAnalyst) January 3, 2021
End of one
🇺🇸- 1
🇸🇰- 0
Shots on goal
🇺🇸 12
🇸🇰 5Looks like we’re in for another close one#WorldJuniors
— WJC Lyfe (@WJCLyfe) January 3, 2021
STATS CHECK after 20min of #KingsOnKingsCrime
USA 1
SVK 0Turcotte
4:14 TOI
0 SOG
Even +/-
3-for-6 faceoffs (50%)Kaliyev #ArtyParty
4:32 TOI
1 Goal
1 SOG
Even +/-Faber
5:23 TOI
0 SOG
Even +0/-Martin Chromiak
6:19 TOI
0 SOG
Even +/-#WorldJuniors #LAKings— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) January 3, 2021
The second period started with Cole Caufield and Alex Turcotte having a chance to extend the lead.
https://twitter.com/dylan_griffing/status/1345590142447321088?s=10
https://twitter.com/tsn_sports/status/1345590822276894722?s=10
Two breakaways and two 2-on-1’s in the first 6 mins of the 2nd period and Latkoczy has denied them all. Still 1-0 U.S. in the 2nd period.
— Steve Kournianos (@TheDraftAnalyst) January 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/SiriusXMNHL/status/1345593841118806016
https://twitter.com/tsn_sports/status/1345594015186640896?s=10
#WJC: USA can breathe a little as a wrister by LHD Ryan Johnson (BUF 1st/2019) deflects off C John Farinacci (ARI 3rd/2019). They lead 2-0 with 7 mins to go in the 2nd
— Steve Kournianos (@TheDraftAnalyst) January 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/WJCBubble/status/1345595710402650113
https://twitter.com/mayorNHL/status/1345595867856732161
Birthday goal for Cole Caufield (MTL). He goes bar down to make it 3-0. Trevor Zegras (ANA) with another assist.
— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) January 3, 2021
After the game he was having, you had to wonder when Cole Caufield was going to get one. What a shot, bar down and it's 3-0. #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/SqDATJzHqW
— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) January 3, 2021
Wisconsin's Cole Caufield rifles one upstairs, as @DStarmanHockey said – good luck with that pic.twitter.com/RSrqhxmXUw
— CJ Fogler #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) January 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/TSN_Sports/status/1345597107714076674
end of two
🇺🇸- 3
🇸🇰- 1
Shots in the period
🇺🇸 15
🇸🇰 5
Total shots
🇺🇸 27
🇸🇰 10#WorldJuniors— WJC Lyfe (@WJCLyfe) January 3, 2021
STATS CHECK after 40min of #KingsOnKingsCrime
USA 3
SVK 1Turcotte
9:14 TOI
1 SOG
Even +/-
7-for-12 faceoffs (58%)Kaliyev #ArtyParty
10:23 TOI
1 Goal
1 SOG
Even +/-Faber
11:11 TOI
1 SOG
Even +0/-Martin Chromiak
10:44 TOI
0 SOG
Even +/-#WorldJuniors #LAKings— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) January 3, 2021
One last period of hockey for the day.
You know what time it is… it’s the do-or-die period#WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/tbdCyEncgn
— WJC BUBBLE (@WJCBubble) January 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/EPRinkside/status/1345603193690963968
🇺🇸 penalty
2 minutes tripping Drew Helleson— WJC Lyfe (@WJCLyfe) January 3, 2021
Slovakia makes it 3-2 on the power play off a deflection. PP was about to end and the U.S. turned it over. Jake Sanderson (OTT) has been really good in the game, but that was a costly mistake trying to clear on the backhand.
— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) January 3, 2021
Get it together, USA pic.twitter.com/0PkJZUdOed
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) January 3, 2021
Powerplay goal! Slovakia within 1 #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/rITn5BDxgc
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) January 3, 2021
Cole Caufield comes close again. This time off of the bar.
🎥@TSN_Sports pic.twitter.com/NZ93hX1EFa
— /Cam Robinson/ (@Hockey_Robinson) January 3, 2021
After a couple of long minutes, USA got it back.
🚨 Farinacci (from Brink)
4-2 USALess than five minutes remaining in regulation
— The Mayor | Team MM (@mayorNHL) January 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/WJCBubble/status/1345609661400178688
A nice wrap-around finish to extend USA's lead by 2 #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/3qQYiJIKpS
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) January 3, 2021
FARINACCI pic.twitter.com/tbteLKeeDk
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) January 3, 2021
🇺🇸 empty net goal 🚨
Matthew Beniers tucks this game to bed #WorldJuniors
5-2 🇺🇸— WJC Lyfe (@WJCLyfe) January 3, 2021
— CJ Fogler #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) January 3, 2021
FINAL | United States 🇺🇸 5, Slovakia 🇸🇰 2
📊 https://t.co/L01TAon4jo#WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/uNo0T81JTT
— #WorldJuniors (@WorldJuniors) January 3, 2021
Six of the LA Kings nine prospects at the #WorldJuniors will play for a medal.
SEMIFINALS ARE SET
🇺🇲 Turcotte, Kaliyev, Faber
vs
🇫🇮 Simontaival🇨🇦 Byfield, Spence
vs
🇷🇺Monday games 3pm & 630pm
— The Mayor | Team MM (@mayorNHL) January 3, 2021
USA coach Leaman on when Slovakia pulled it to 3-2 — Went back to what we talked about during the intermission. We were trying to do too much. We wanted to win, but weren't doing the right things. Shifts were too long, etc. I didn't say anything. Players on the bench talked.
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) January 3, 2021
Leaman – The D core is our strength. We were trying to do too much tonight, though. This was the first game where I thought we overcomplicated things. Then we adjusted. The one area where I thought we had to be tough coming in was our net front and I thought we were great there.
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) January 3, 2021
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