It was a banner night for Buffalo Sabres prospect Dylan Cozens, who recorded a hat trick and three assists in Canada’s 16-2 victory over a depleted German team on Saturday evening. Jack Quinn also notched one assist, while J-J Peterka had a goal and an assist for Germany. Defenseman Ryan Johnson recorded an assist in the United States’ 11-0 win over Austria later in the evening.
Dylan Cozens makes it 10-1 with his 1st goal and 4th point through two periods. #Sabrespic.twitter.com/Slc5Pxqfb0
— Jourdon LaBarber (@JourdonLaBarber) December 27, 2020
Peterka was involved in both German goals on Saturday. Here’s his tally:
JJ Peterka gets Germany on the board with his 1st goal of the tournament. #Sabres pic.twitter.com/fNOTLLDZut
— Jourdon LaBarber (@JourdonLaBarber) December 26, 2020
Sweden goals: Arvid Costmar, Albin Sundsvik, Emil Heineman, Theodor Niederbach, Elmer Soderblom, Oscar Bjerselius, Noel Gunler
Czech Republic goal: Jan Mysak
Hugo Alnefelt (W): 24 saves on 25 shots
Nick Malik: 34 saves on 41 shots
Canada goals: Kaiden Guhle, Dawson Mercer (2), Philip Tomasino (2), Peyton Krebs (2), Ryan Suzuki, Alex Newhook (2), Dylan Cozens (3), Jakob Pelletier, Thomas Harley, Connor McMichael
Germany goal: JJ Peterka, Florian Elias
Devon Levi (W): 9 saves on 10 shots / Dylan Garand: 4 saves on 5 shots
Jonas Gahr: 21 saves on 33 shots / Arno Tiefensee: 7 saves on 11 shots
United States goals: Drew Helleson, Trevor Zegras (2), John Farinacci, Brendan Brisson (2), Matt Boldy (3), Brett Berard, Sam Colangelo
Dustin Wolf (W): 10-save shutout
Sebastian Wraneschitz: 58 saves on 68 shots / Jakob Brandner: 4 saves on 5 shots
Group A Standings:
1. Canada (1-0)
2. Finland (1-0)
3. Slovakia (1-0)
4. Switzerland (0-1)
5. Germany (0-2)
Group B Standings:
1. Sweden (1-0)
2. Russia (1-0)
3. United States (1-1)
4. Czech Republic (0-1)
5. Austria (0-1)
Sunday’s games:
Finland vs. Switzerland, 2 p.m. ET
Slovakia vs. Canada, 6 p.m. ET (Cozens, Quinn)
Czech Republic vs. Russia, 9:30 p.m. ET
All televised on NHL Network in U.S. and TSN in Canada.