WJC Recap: Canada Wins Gold
Canada wins gold and the USA wins bronze on the final day of the 2018 World Junior Championship
Bronze Medal Game: USA vs Czech Republic
Final Score: USA 9, Czech Republic 3
USA Goal Scorers: Frederic x4 (Bruins), Poehling (Canadiens), Anderson (Devils), Bellows x2 (Islanders) and Harper (Predators)
Czech Repubic Scorers: Kraut (18’ DE), Pavlik and Kurovsky
Sabres Prospects: Casey Mittelstadt - 0 G, 1 A, 4 SOG, 16:17 TOI | Vojtech Budik - 0 G, 0 A, , 0 SOG, 21:35 TOI
Gold Medal Game: Canada vs Sweden
Final Score: Canada 3, Sweden 1
Canada Goal Scorers: Dube (Flames), Steenbergen (Coyotes) and Formenton (Senators)
Sweden Scorers: Soderlund (Blackhawks)
Sabres Prospects: Alex Nylander - 0 G, 0 A, 3 SOG, 13:52 TOI | Marcus Davidsson - 0 G, 0 A, 1 SOG, 13:40 TOI
Players to Watch Update | Final Stats
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: 2-3-0 | .878 save percentage | 3.13 GAA | 116 saves on 132 shots
Marcus Davidsson: 7 GP | 1 G | 2 A | 3 PTS | 11 SOG
Alex Nylander: 7 GP | 1 G | 6 A | 7 PTS | 23 SOG
Vojtech Budik: 7 GP | 0 G | 5 A | 5 PTS | 5 SOG
Rasmus Dahlin: 7 GP | 0 G | 6 A | 6 PTS | 25 SOG
Filip Zadina: 7 GP | 7 G | 1 A | 8 PTS | 35 SOG
Casey Mittelstadt: 7 GP | 4 G | 6 A | 10 PTS | 24 SOG
Brady Tkachuk: 7 GP | 3 G | 6 A | 9 PTS | 16 SOG
Andrei Svechnikov: 5 GP | 0 G | 5 A | 5 PTS | 4 SOG
Quinn Hughes : 7 GP | 0 G | 3 A | 3 PTS | 11 SOG
Tournament Awards
All-Star Team - Casey Mittelstadt, Filip Zadina, Kieffer Bellows, Rasmus Dahlin, Cale Makar and Filip Gustavsson
Best Forward - Casey Mittelstadt
Best Defenseman - Rasmus Dahlin
Best Goaltender - Filip Gustavsson
Tournament MVP - Casey Mittelstadt
Final Standings
1. Canada (2019 Group A)
2. Sweden (2019 Group B)
3. USA (2019 Group B)
4. Czech Republic (2019 Group A)
5. Russia (2019 Group A)
6. Finland (2019 Group B)
7. Slovakia (2019 Group B)
8. Switzerland (2019 Group A)
9. Denmark (2019 Group A)
10. Belarus (relegated)
2019 promoted team: Kazakhstan (2019 Group B)