Game 1: Finland (1-1-0) vs Denmark (0-2-0)
Final Score: Finland 4 | Denmark 1
Finland Goal Scorers: Koppanen (Bruins), Rasanen (Oilers), Valimaki (Flames) and Jokiharju (Blackhawks)
Denmark Goal Scorers: Krag (Blues)
Sabres Prospects: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 6 saves on 7 shots and .857 save percentage
Game 2: Russia (1-1-0) vs Switzerland (1-1-0)
Final Score: Russia 5 | Switzerland 2
Russia Goal Scorers: Syomin, Kostin (Blues), Kayumov (Blackhawks), Ivanov and Abramov (Blue Jackets)
Switzerland Goal Scorers: Miranda and Jager
Game 3: Sweden (2-0-0) vs Czech Republic (1-1-0)
Final Score: Sweden 3 | Czech Republic 1
Sweden Goal Scorers: Davidsson (Sabres), Pettersson (Canucks) and Nylander (Sabres)
Czech Republic Goal Scorers: Zadina (18’ DE)
Sabres Prospects: Marcus Davidsson – 1 G, 0 A, 1 SOG, 9:27 TOI | Alex Nylander – 1 G, 0 A, 5 SOG, 20:19 TOI | Vojtech Budik – 0 G, 0 A, 0 SOG, 17:49 TOI
Game 4: Slovakia (1-1-0) vs USA (1-1-0)
Final Score: Slovakia 3 | USA 2
Slovakia Goal Scorers: Krivosik x2 and Bucek
USA Goal Scorers: Tkachuk (18’ DE) and Mittelstadt (Sabres)
Sabres Prospects: Casey Mittelstadt – 1 G, 0 A, 4 SOG, 18:40 TOI
Casey Mittelstadt with an incredible effort to tie it 2-2 pic.twitter.com/ubUzUR44n0
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) December 29, 2017
Players to Watch Update
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: 1-1-0 | .871 save percentage | 2.54 GAA | 34 saves on 39 shots
Marcus Davidsson: 2 GP | 1 G | 0 A | 1 PTS | 2 SOG
Alex Nylander: 2 GP | 1 G | 3 A | 4 PTS | 8 SOG
Vojtech Budik: 2 GP | 0 G | 0 A | 0 PTS | 0 SOG
Rasmus Dahlin: 2 GP | 0 G | 4 A | 4 PTS | 5 SOG
Filip Zadina: 2 GP | 2 G | 1 A | 3 PTS | 10 SOG
Casey Mittelstadt: 2 GP | 3 G | 0 A | 3 PTS | 7 SOG
Brady Tkachuk: 2 GP | 1 G | 1 A | 2 PTS | 6 SOG
Andrei Svechnikov: 2 GP | 0 G | 2 A | 2 PTS | 4 SOG
Quinn Hughes : 2 GP | 0 G | 2 A | 2 PTS | 4 SOG
Standings Group A
1. Canada 2-0-0 | 6 PTS | +8
2. USA 1-1-0 | 3 PTS | +8
3. Finland 1-1-0 | 3 PTS | +1
4. Slovakia 1-1-0 | 3 PTS | -5
5. Denmark 0-2-0 | 0 PTS | -12
Standings Group B
1. Sweden 2-0-0 | 6 PTS | +7
2. Russia 1-1-0 | 3 PTS | +2
3. Czech Republic 1-1-0 | 3 PTS | -1
4. Switzerland 1-1-0 | 3 PTS | -2
5. Belarus 0-2-0 | 0 PTS | -6