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Matt Poitras is under pressure to produce as Team Canadas lone National Hockey League player but has been playing catch-up since joining Team Canada on Dec. 19. He missed the first pre-tournament game, but got into the last two. Its not easy making the jump from the NHL back to junior hockey, Mark Masters writes.

Team Canada goaltender Mathis Rousseau made an incredible save to keep Sweden off the board in the first period of their World Junior Championship matchup Friday.

A two-goal second period was the difference as Sweden defeated Canada 2-0 Friday to move into first in Group A at the World Junior Championship. Hugo Havelid made 21 saves in net for the Swedes as they shut down a Canadian attack that scored a total of 15 goals in their first two tournament games.

Rutger McGroarty (USA), Fabian Wagner (SWE) and Elias Salomonsson (SWE) taking part

The biggest names to follow, the games you can't afford to miss, and everything else you need to know about the 2024 world juniors.

The Athletic's prospects writers, Corey Pronman and Scott Wheeler, build out rosters for a best-on-best tournament.

Also in the second part of the Wild mailbag: Are there any concerns about Brock Faber's wear and tear playing so much as an NHL rookie?

You can tell by watching and talking to the 2022 No. 19 pick how hungry he is — and that an end is in sight in his injury recovery.

A tour of Eriksson Ek's Karlstad hometown, from his childhood home to the rink, shows how he became the player he did.

The Wild core got its money. Now it has to deliver the Wild an actual playoff run. The pressure is on.