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United States, Slovakia play for top seed in Group B; host Sweden looks to stay undefeated

McGroarty has hat trick vs. Slovakia; Sweden loses in shootout, clinches top spot in Group A

The Swedes cemented their status as the top team in the group.

Isaac Howard opened the scoring and added the shootout winner as the United States outlasted the Czech Republic 4-3 on Friday at the world junior hockey championship, while Sweden beat Canada 2-0 for its third straight shutout. Howard beat Michael Hrabal in the seventh round of the tiebreaker. The Michigan State sophomore scored 1:12 into the game. At 3-0, the Americans are tied with Slovakia for the Group B lead with the teams set to meet Sunday in the round-robin finale. In Group A, Hugo Havel...

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The world juniors are just another step toward the NHL future people believe Salomonsson has ahead of him.

Canada faces its stiffest test yet at the World Juniors on Friday as they take on the host Swedes in a game that will likely determine who finishes first in Group A. Mark Masters has more ahead of Fridays crucial showdown.

Vancouver Canucks prospect Tom Willander scored to give Sweden a 1-0 second-period lead over Canada during their World Junior Championship matchup on Friday.

Day 4 of the CMJ: Canada and Sweden faced off in a match for first place in the group. Not directly for the Canadians, but for Sweden. No goals were scored in the first period, but Fraser Minten opened the door to one of the tournament’s best numerical advantages. The Leafs’ hopeful received a four-minute […]

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.