Three Vancouver Canucks prospects were in action on Day 1 of the World Junior tournament on Monday
Given the starter’s duty on Day 1, the 6-foot-4, 198-pound goaltender looked large and in charge in the early going, making a left pad save on a point blank chance a few minutes into the game. He was run over on a partial break by Miles Muller later in the first, which sent the net off its moorings.
Switzerland would later get their first on a point-blank chance at the top of the slot, with Lorenzo Canonica burying the team’s 13th shot high to the glove side to even the score at 1-1.Article content An underwhelming Finnish side — which had been outshot 22-11 at that point — scored minutes later to even the score at two.Koskenvuo made 24 saves on 27 shots.
The Finns — the runners-up at the last World Juniors in August — will try to bounce back on Tuesday against Slovakia, a game in which Lampinen is expected to start.
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