The United States and Finland have a chance to join Canada in the Gold Medal game tomorrow.
https://twitter.com/mayorNHL/status/1346261344165666816
https://twitter.com/WJCBubble/status/1346278333508689920
Oh it’s on!#WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/2Y3SS8N5SL
— WJC BUBBLE (@WJCBubble) January 5, 2021
Some points for this USA-FIN game. The USA PP has been phenomenal so the Finns have to limit penalties. Can Piiroinen outplay the more heralded Spencer Knight? Can the Americans handle the pressure if this game is tight late? Can the Finns speed & grit frustrate the Americans?
— North American Central Scouting Independent Bureau (@MarkSeidel) January 5, 2021
Team USA aiming to reverse some recent misfortune against Finland. Semifinals underway now.
Graphic from @NHLNetwork pic.twitter.com/dF6S0JK04W
— Stars n’ Stripes Hockey (@StarsStripesHKY) January 5, 2021
Turcotte from Kaliyev
1-0
🇺🇲
— The Mayor | Team MM (@mayorNHL) January 5, 2021
Alex Turcotte (LAK) makes it 1-0 as Team USA takes the lead after a strong shift from USA's top line as a group. Arthur Kaliyev (LAK) should get the primary there. Turcotte has been great most of this tournament.
— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) January 5, 2021
Alex Turcotte(#GoKingsGo) gets the inside position and sweeps home the loose puck after the Arty Kaliyev(#GoKingsGo) shot.
Team USA breaks the ice in the latter stags of the 1st. #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/hz7dJVgVht
— Stars n’ Stripes Hockey (@StarsStripesHKY) January 5, 2021
Slashing the first penalty call of #USAvsFIN. @usahockey's Colangelo goes off… #WorldJuniors
— Scouting The Refs (@ScoutingTheRefs) January 5, 2021
1-1 Finland ties it
LA Kings goal
Kasper Simontaival
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) January 5, 2021
RUNNIN' WILD
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) January 5, 2021
Finland ties it up on a power play goal. Kasper Simontaival (LAK) completes a brilliant passing play by the Finns on the advantage. 1-1.
— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) January 5, 2021
https://twitter.com/IIHFHockey/status/1346292032227188739
End of one
🇫🇮- 1
🇺🇸- 1
Shots on goal
🇫🇮 11
🇺🇸 7So far LA Kings prospects are having their way#worldjuniors
— WJC Lyfe (@WJCLyfe) January 5, 2021
STATS CHECK after 20#KingsOnKingsCrime
USA 1
FIN 1Turcotte
5:56 TOI
1 G
1 SOG
+1
2 PIM
3-for-5 faceoffs (60%)Kaliyev #ArtyParty
5:27 TOI
1 A
1 SOG
+1Faber
6:57 TOI (2nd most on USA)
1 A
1 SOG
+1Kasper Simontaival
6:35 TOI (led all FIN)
1 G
1 SOG
Even +/-#WorldJuniors— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) January 5, 2021
The US needs to avoid taking penalties in the second period as Finland’s power play looks on point.
American defense not handling aggressive Finnish forecheck. Nothing clean and getting beaten to loose pucks. Forwards are too far up ice and need to support them
— Steve Kournianos (@TheDraftAnalyst) January 5, 2021
Team USA gets a good shift from the bottom 6 here. Hard on pucks and quick back after the neutral zone turnover due to sloppy Finnish passing. #WorldJuniors
Still knotted at 1 midway though the 2nd period. pic.twitter.com/LqnvxsPl3E
— Stars n’ Stripes Hockey (@StarsStripesHKY) January 5, 2021
John Farinacci makes it 2-1 USA on the breakaway.
— Lauren Kelly (@laurkelly24) January 5, 2021
FARINACCI!!!! pic.twitter.com/loOcCoUBCa
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) January 5, 2021
Goaaaaalllll! @usahockey #USAWJC 2-1 in the second period. pic.twitter.com/XHVWm79Adt
— Gnash (@Gnash00) January 5, 2021
The beautiful goal that gave the US the lead pic.twitter.com/5vH18DmFM0
— SiriusXM NHL Network Radio (@SiriusXMNHL) January 5, 2021
https://twitter.com/WJCBubble/status/1346304572860608513
🚨 3-1 PPG
Boldy from Zegras🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
— The Mayor | Team MM (@mayorNHL) January 5, 2021
Boldy makes it 3-1 U.S. #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/deCm35LODR
— Anthony Stewart (@StuMunrue) January 5, 2021
🚨🇺🇸 Follow the bouncing puck… right into the net. @tzegras11 now tied with @Dylan_Cozens for most points of the #WorldJuniors @usahockey pic.twitter.com/SfghOhR6hH
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) January 5, 2021
Matt Boldy tips in Trevor Zegras' feed and USA leads 3-1. Crisp and clear, as you can see here. #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/qQ2F4RmSoM
— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) January 5, 2021
USA takes a 3-1 lead into the third period after flipping the script on a middle frame that was starting to get away from them a little bit. Two big goals changes things dramatically with Spencer Knight (FLA) looking dialed in so far.
— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) January 5, 2021
STATS CHECK after 40#KingsOnKingsCrime
USA 3
FIN 1Turcotte
11:35 TOI
1 G
1 SOG
+1
2 PIM
7-for-12 faceoffs (78%)Kaliyev #ArtyParty
10:40 TOI
1 A
2 SOG
+1Faber
11:59 TOI
1 A
1 SOG
+1Kasper Simontaival
10:15 TOI
1 G
2 SOG
Even +/-#WorldJuniors Semifinal #LAKings— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) January 5, 2021
One more period to go for a United States, Canada gold medal game.
The Fins start buzzing after the Zegras turnover atop the zone. Good defense by the US to collapse low and protect the slot. Still a 3-1 game in the semifinal. #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/NbdkMUZrul
— Stars n’ Stripes Hockey (@StarsStripesHKY) January 5, 2021
🇺🇸 penalty
2 minutes delay of game Cole Caufield— WJC Lyfe (@WJCLyfe) January 5, 2021
LA having three of their prospects involved in one goal at the #WorldJuniors (Turcotte from Kaliyev and Faber) is definitely a first for the Kings organization.
Trying to dig up when another NHL team has turned the same trick at WJC… If ever.
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) January 5, 2021
Kasper Simontaival (LAK) has scored again. He’s got both of the Finnish(es) today. One-goal game with 8:22 left.
— Scott Wheeler (@scottcwheeler) January 5, 2021
Kasper Simontaival is having a GAME. His second goal of the night has brought Finland back within a goal. 3-2.
— Lauren Kelly (@laurkelly24) January 5, 2021
Kings fans watching USA-FIN pic.twitter.com/YGwblHuwzp
— David Kissling (@xtdave) January 5, 2021
Finland cuts in to #TeamUSA's lead in the 3rd period! #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/L3putztEmp
— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) January 5, 2021
https://twitter.com/WJCBubble/status/1346316798220783616
FINLAND TIES IT AT 3 LATE IN THE 3rd
— SiriusXM NHL Network Radio (@SiriusXMNHL) January 5, 2021
#PeskyFinns 🇫🇮
— Dennis Bernstein (@DennisTFP) January 5, 2021
Roni "Mr. Clutch" Hirvonen ties it up! @TSN_Sports pic.twitter.com/9aLwJAKSRB
— /Cam Robinson/ (@Hockey_Robinson) January 5, 2021
It's a very, very late Arty Party. 4-3 USA with 1:16 to go.
— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) January 5, 2021
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
— The Mayor | Team MM (@mayorNHL) January 5, 2021
Not a ton of Arthur Kaliyev's (LAK) game is pretty, but can that kid every blast a hockey puck.
— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) January 5, 2021
The biggest #ArtyParty yet.
A rocket off the #GoKingsGo prospect's stick has given the Americans the lead with just over a minute to play. #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/r13IKnPhRm
— Stars n’ Stripes Hockey (@StarsStripesHKY) January 5, 2021
Staten Island’s own Arthur Kaliyev, American hero.
Big night for the local kids on the big stage.
— Corey Masisak (@cmasisak22) January 5, 2021
Matt Boldy(#Wild20) with a key block on Ville Heinola(#WPGJets) helps the US seal this semi victory and move on to face Canada in the Gold Medal Game. #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/CfMHS8oPEh
— Stars n’ Stripes Hockey (@StarsStripesHKY) January 5, 2021
FINAL | United States 🇺🇸 4, Finland 🇫🇮 3
📊 https://t.co/i1rNycp48v#WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/V3Yi0y5SY0
— #WorldJuniors (@WorldJuniors) January 5, 2021
LFG
🇺🇲 v 🇨🇦
For gold!
— The Mayor | Team MM (@mayorNHL) January 5, 2021
USA-CANADA FOR GOLD. I AM EVERYONE’S WORST NIGHTMARE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) January 5, 2021
https://twitter.com/mayorNHL/status/1346320253286957057
https://twitter.com/WJCBubble/status/1346320420748881921
it's an #ArtyParty and you're all invited! https://t.co/SEoxsdiqeG
— Stephen Nelson (@StephenNelson) January 5, 2021
Turcotte on 🇫🇮 – At international tournaments every time we've played, had pretty good battles against them. They always stay in the game, battle hard and are definitely hard to play against. Wasn't surprised that they were pushing hard at the end. I'm happy we came out on top.
— The Mayor | Team MM (@mayorNHL) January 5, 2021
Turcotte – Just getting that repetition and playing more and more, I think I've gotten more and more comfortable. I haven't played in so long before this tournament, so I'm just trying to make the most out of it and hopefully come away with a win. pic.twitter.com/Q5TOTYIjPp
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) January 5, 2021
Arty is deadly. His shot is deadly. Not many guys in the tournament can make that shot. – USA coach Nate Leaman on @Arthur_Kaliyev
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) January 5, 2021
Leaman also talked about importance of Kaliyev on Zegras-Turcotte line — When we were down against Russia, I tried to spark some energy and put Caufield there. It just didn't work, I didn't like it at all.
(Was the only few minutes since camp started Arty wasn't on the line)
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) January 5, 2021
Turcotte on Kaliyev GWG – I got the puck off the wall and started moving my feet, I saw him wide open, which usually is never really an option because everyone knows how good of a goal scorer he is. My eyes lit up and I just ripped it to him and he had an unbelievable shot.
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) January 5, 2021
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