🇺🇸 United States 5-2 Canada 🇨🇦
World Junior Championship Group Round
Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg 🇨🇦
Thursday, 31 December 1998

BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:19 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Tselios, cross checking
06:42 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Ward, boarding
14:46 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Gionta
17:02 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Mara, holding

2nd Period
22:34 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Pandolfo, roughing
22:34 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Ward, roughing
23:42 – 🇨🇦 GOAL – Mair
24:14 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Gionta, hooking
26:23 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Murphy (Gionta, Gomez)
26:44 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Tkaczuk, hooking
28:03 – 🇺🇸 PP GOAL – Heisten (Gomez, Mara)
30:33 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Gionta (Murphy, Gomez)
36:39 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Pandolfo, interference
37:21 – 🇨🇦 PP GOAL – Tkaczuk (A. Ference, Calder)

3rd Period
40:54 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Fata, elbowing
41:15 – 🇺🇸 PP GOAL – Gomez (Mara, Blackburn)
46:26 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Regehr, unsportsmanlike conduct
46:26 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Jillson, unsportsmanlike conduct
51:36 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Legwand, cross checking major
51:36 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Mair, high sticking major
52:36 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Tselios, roughing
52:36 – 🇨🇦 PEN – Ward, charging
53:55 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Doman, hooking

GOALTENDERS
W: 🇺🇸 Blackburn (36-38)
L: 🇨🇦 Luongo (28-33)

SHOTS ON GOAL
🇺🇸 13+12+8 = 33
🇨🇦 11+19+8 = 38

ROSTERS
🇺🇸 Goaltenders: Joe Blackburn, Chris Madden. Defence: Doug Janik, Jeff Jillson, Jordan Leopold, Paul Mara, Chris St. Croix, David Tanabe, Nikos Tselios. Forwards: Dan Carlson, Tim Connolly, Matt Doman, Brian Gionta, Scott Gomez, Adam Hall, Barrett Heisten, Andy Hilbert, David Legwand, Justin Morrison, Ryan Murphy, Mike Pandolfo, Mike Vigilante.
🇨🇦 Goaltenders: Brian Finley, Roberto Luongo. Defence: Bryan Allen, Brian Campbell, Andrew Ference, Brad Ference, Robyn Regehr, Brad Stuart, Mike Van Ryn. Forwards: Blair Betts, Tyler Bouck, Kyle Calder, Jason Chimera, Harold Druken, Rico Fata, Simon Gagné, Brad Leeb, Adam Mair, Kent McDonell, Brenden Morrow, Chris Nielsen, Matt Pettinger, Daniel Tkaczuk, Jason Ward.