Team Canada suffered a 4-1 loss to Team U.S.A. in the World Junior Hockey Championship, leaving them in a challenging position for the tournament.
OTTAWA – Carter George and Team Canada faced a difficult challenge after losing 4-1 to Team U.S.A. in the World Junior Hockey Championship. George, from Thunder Bay, allowed three of the four goals, all while the opposing team had a power play. This loss placed Canada (2-1-1) in third place in Group A, setting up a quarterfinal matchup against Czechia (3-0-1), the third-place team from Group B.
Cole Hutson, a second-round pick of the Washington Capitals, opened the scoring at 13:02 of the first period, one of only five shots the Americans managed past George in the opening twenty minutes. Neither team scored in the second period, but nearly two minutes into the third, Canada's Bradly Nadeau tied the game at 1-1. The Canadian celebration was short-lived as Danny Nelson put the puck past George at 4:22 of the third period. Cole Eiserman extended the lead to 3-1 at 13:21, and Ryan Leonard sealed the victory with an empty-net goal with 52 seconds remaining. George stopped 24 of 27 shots faced. His American counterpart, Trey Augustine, allowed one goal on 39 shots. Canada gave the United States seven power-play opportunities throughout the game. Canada's quarterfinal match against Czechia is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The United States, which topped Group A, will play Switzerland, Finland will face Slovakia, and Sweden will square off against Latvia, who defeated Canada in a shootout, in the other quarterfinal matches
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