Goaltending and special teams made the difference for Canada to close out the preliminary round at the WorldJuniors. Will it be enough in the medal round? (by RoryBoylen)
If there is a troubling takeaway from such a lopsided win, it’s how Canada’s lack of urgency in the second period allowed the Czechs back in it. And if not for one unlucky bounce, this game could have had a much different conclusion.
The two Czech goals and the Canadian answer all happened within 24 seconds of each other, which set another tournament record for the three fastest goals between two teams in world junior history. It broke the previous record of 26 seconds from a Sweden-Germany game in 1983.The coaching staff decided to challenge the Canadian goal for offside, but when the review came back negative, the Czechs were given another two-minute minor penalty.
But now we’re into the single elimination games and the competition is going to be stiffer. Two of Canada’s three wins have come against teams they’re supposed to beat — Germany and the Czech Republic. And the Czechs were even significantly banged up, missing three 19-year-olds to injury, and losing another mid-game when Sik was given the boot.
With a full roster against the Americans they were, on one hand, able to overcome an early two-goal deficit, but later blew a two-goal lead of their own before Lafreniere’s goal in the final minutes led them to victory.
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