Canada scored three unanswered goals in the first period, including one on a power play, to beat Sweden 4-3 in the final exhibition tune-up on Monday, before closing in on Tuesday. The rescheduled match has started. The 2022 World Junior Hockey Championship at Rogers Place.
Nathan Gaucher, Mason McTavish, Kent Johnson and Joshua Roy scored as Canada took a 3-1 lead after 40 minutes, but Sweden scored in the third period. It was necessary to dodge the reversal that was gaining momentum.
Theodor Niederbach, Jonathan Lekkerimaki and William Wallinder scored for Sweden, but Sweden lost her 2-1 extra-time decision to Finland on her August 4 exhibition tilt. I was. This was Canada's only pre-tournament test.
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Canada beat Sweden to 30 I beat him by 26 and came in 1st-for-4 with a man's advantage. Sweden went 0-5 with her on the power play.
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Dyland Garand Starting at the Canadian net, he stopped all 15 shots he faced. He was replaced by Sebastian Cossa at 9:21 of the second period, stopping 8 of 11 shots.
Canada will start the tournament on Wednesday against Latvia, while Sweden will also start the tournament on Wednesday against Switzerland.
The first attempt at the World Junior Hockey Championship was cut short to December due to the spread of COVID-19. In this Rogers reboot at his Place, 10 of his U-20 teams are ready to battle for the coveted medal.
The World Juniors, who play all their games at Rogers Place, open Tuesday with his three games. Slovakia will face the Czech Republic in their opening match, followed by Finland vs Latvia and Germany vs USA.
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