Day two of the 2019 World Juniors U20 Championship featured three games and only one of them consisted of a Buffalo Sabres prospect. Today’s games will feature two Sabres prospects in action.
Mattias Samuelsson and Team USA will face Kazakhstan, while Matej Pekar and the Czech Republic will meet the Russians.
Day Two Game Recaps
Slovakia (0-1-0) vs Sweden (1-0-0) | Group B
Final Score: Sweden 5, Slovakia 2
Sweden Goal Scorers: Lucas Elvenes (Vegas), Emil Bemstrom (2) (Blue Jackets), Erik Brannstrom (Vegas), and Isac Lundestrom (Ducks)
Slovakia Goal Scorers: Adam Liska and Milos Fafrak
Russia (0-0-0) vs Denmark (0-1-0) | Group A
Final Score: Russia 4, Denmark 0
Russia Goal Scorers: Vitali Kravtsov (Rangers), Alexander Romanov (Canadiens), Pavel Shen (Bruins), and Ivan Morozov (Vegas)
Denmark Goal Scorers: None
Canada (1-0-0) vs Switzerland (0-0-1) | Group A
Final Score: Canada 3, Switzerland 2
Canada Goal Scorers: Cody Glass (Vegas), MacKenzie Entwistle (Blackhawks), and Noah Dobson (Islanders)
Swiss Goal Scorers: Philipp Kurashev (2) (Blackhawks)
Finland (0-1-0) vs Kazakhstan (0-0-0) | Group B
Final Score: Finland 5, Kazakhstan 0
Finland Goal Scorers: Otto Latvala, Aarne Talvitie (Devils), Samuli Vainionpaa, Kakko Kaapo (19’ DE), and Aleksi Heponiemi (Panthers)
Kazakhstan Goal Scorers: None
Sabres Prospect Update
Goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen got the night off yesterday after playing very well against Sweden on Wednesday.
Laaksonen was the only other Sabres prospect in action yesterday. He played very well for the second straight game on the Finnish blue line. The 2017 third-round pick played a team high 21:40 for Finland, with two shots. He was also elected Player of the Game for his team.
Standings
Group A
1. Canada | 2-0-0 | 6 PTS
2. Russia | 1-0-0 | 3 PTS
3. Czech Republic | 1-0-0 | 2 PTS (overtime win)
4. Switzerland | 0-1-1 | 1 PTS
5. Denmark | 0-2-0 | 0 PTS
Group B
1. Sweden | 2-0-0 | 6 PTS
2. USA | 1-0-0 | 3 PTS
3. Finland | 1-1-0 | 3 PTS
4. Kazakhstan | 0-1-0 | 0 PTS
5. Slovakia | 0-2-0 | 0 PTS
Today’s Games
Czech Republic vs Russia | Group A | 8:00 PM EST
USA vs Kazakhstan | Group B | 10:30 PM EST