USA 🇺🇸 has moved into first place in Group B at the WorldJuniors with a 3-1 win over Russia 🇷🇺 on Sunday.
The six seconds between goals matches the world junior record set by Finland on Dec. 30, 1979 against Switzerland. A mark that was later matched by Russia on Dec. 29, 2005 against Latvia.
With the win, the United States moves into first place in Group B — which also features Team Canada . Kaliyev scored his second of the game at 1:20 of the third period to put the game out of reach. American forward Trevor Zegras added two helpers — he leads the tournament with seven assists.After scoring a shutout against the Canadians on Saturday, Amir Miftahkov turned aside 15-of-18 shots before being pulled early in the third. Yaroslav Askarov stopped all six shots he faced in relief.
Spencer Knight made 25 saves in victory. The Americans have now won five in a row against the Russians at the world junior hockey championship. Team USA converted on just one of their six power-play opportunities, while Russia failed to convert on five tries with the man advantage.
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