๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 6-5 United States ๐บ๐ธ
World Junior Summer Showcase
USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth ๐บ๐ธ
Friday, 02 August 2019
The U.S. nearly opened the scoring six minutes in when Trevor Janicke skated down the left wall and fired a shot on goal that rolled over the shoulder of Finnish goaltender Jasper Patrikainen and fell inside the backside of his jersey before crossing the goal line.
Two minutes later, Cole Caufield nearly converted when he took a centering feed from Jon Gruden and wired a wrist shot off the crossbar and out of play.
Isaiah Saville, starting his second game of the Showcase, stood tall at the midway point of the frame by turning aside a series of Finnish chances.
One minute later, Sampo Ranta gave Finland a 1-0 lead when he skated in uncontested and lifted a backhanded chance Savilleโs left shoulder.
In search of a quick response, the U.S. saw a pair of chances come back-to-back just three minutes later. Blake McLaughlin generated the first effort when he ripped a shot from the left hash mark that was turned aside by Patrikainen. On the ensuing U.S. possession, a couple of scrums at the top of Finlandโs crease ended with Trevor Zegras ringing a shot off the left post and out of harmโs way.
A seven-goal second period saw Finland increase its lead to 5-3. Back-to-back goals from Santeri Salmela and Anttoni Honka came within the first five minutes of play before Curtis Hall connected at the 6:28 mark by banging home an off-the-boards pass from Bode Wilde. After Finlandโs Joonas Oden responded a minute later, Saville was relieved in place of U.S. net minder Dustin Wolf.
With 7:57 to play in the frame, Caufield made it 4-2 when he collected a centering feed from Gruden, cut through the slot and fired a wrist shot inside the right post. One minute later, Elias Laitamaki beat Wolf with a slap shot from the point to give Finland a 5-2 lead.
In the last minute of the stanza, the U.S. answered again when Arthur Kaliyev converted off a slap shot from the left face-off dot for a 5-3 score to enter the second intermission.
The final stanza opened with Finland extending its lead 4:34 into the stanza when Aleks Haatenen jammed home a loose puck off an initial wraparound chance from Patrik Siikanen.
Jack Drury struck back two minutes later with Team USAโs second power play tally of the game. With the U.S. cycling the puck at the blue line, KโAndre Miller dished the puck towards the left wall where Caufield faked a shot before sending it to the far right face-off dot where Drury one-timed the puck into a wide-open goal.
In the final six minutes of play, Kaliyev and Zac Jones generated back-to-back scoring chances that wouldnโt go. After a breakaway chance from Kaliyev wouldnโt slide through the pads of Patrikainen, Jones followed up for a wrist shot off the rebound that was gloved aside.
Attempting to mount a late comeback, the U.S. pulled their goalie. With 1:21 to play, Zegras scored with the extra attacker to make it 6-5. With less than a minute left, Zegras and Kaliyev each had chances that were turned aside, securing the win for Finland.
BOXSCORE
1st Period
10:50 – ๐ซ๐ฎ GOAL – Ranta
2nd Period
02:07 – ๐ซ๐ฎ GOAL – Salmela (Saarela)
02:55 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Laitamรคki, roughing
02:55 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Hall, roughing
04:29 – ๐ซ๐ฎ GOAL – Honka (Erholtz)
06:28 – ๐บ๐ธ GOAL – Hall (Wilde, Pinto)
07:29 – ๐ซ๐ฎ GOAL – Oden (Honka)
12:04 – ๐บ๐ธ GOAL – Caufield (Gruden, Harris)
12:57 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Zegras, roughing
12:57 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Utunen, holding
13:06 – ๐ซ๐ฎ GOAL – Laitamรคki (Killinen, Kivenmรคki)
15:29 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Ford, high sticking
18:28 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Saarela, elbowing
19:34 – ๐บ๐ธ PP GOAL – Kaliyev (Jones, Zegras)
3rd Period
04:34 – ๐ซ๐ฎ GOAL – Haatanen (Siikanen, Oden)
05:50 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Ranta, delay of game
06:20 – ๐บ๐ธ GOAL – Drury (Caufield, Miller)
06:44 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Thomson, cross checking
07:17 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Gruden, holding
11:15 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Killinen, hooking
12:20 – ๐บ๐ธ PEN – Drury, tripping
18:38 – ๐บ๐ธ GOAL – Zegras (Emberson, Miller)
GOALTENDERS
W: ๐ซ๐ฎ Patrikainen (46-51)
L: ๐บ๐ธ Saville (10-14), Wolf (5-7)
ROSTERS
๐ซ๐ฎ Goaltenders: Justus Annunen, Jasper Patrikainen. Defence: Ville Heinola, Anttoni Honka, Elias Laitamรคki, Kim Nousiainen, Santeri Salmela, Peetro Seppรคlรค, Lassi Thomson, Toni Utunen. Forwards: Eemil Erholtz, Aleks Haatanen, Lenni Killinen, Otto Kivenmรคki, Joonas Oden, Patrik Puistola, Sampo Ranta, Aku Rรคty, Antti Saarela, Samuel Salonen, Patrik Siikanen, Kristian Tanus.
๐บ๐ธ Goaltenders: Isaiah Saville, Dustin Wolf. Defence: Ty Emberson, Jordan Harris, Zac Jones, Christian Krygier, K’Andre Miller, Spencer Stastney, Bode Wilde. Forwards: John Beecher, Matthew Boldy, Cole Caufield, Jack Drury, Parker Ford, Jon Gruden, Curtis Hall, Trevor Janicke, Arthur Kaliyev, Blake McLaughlin, Shane Pinto, Jacob Pivonka, Trevor Zegras.
๐ซ๐ฎ FINLAND (C) |
vs. | UNITED STATES ๐บ๐ธ |
current champion (since 04 Jan 2019) |
Last Title | 04 Jan 2018 |
74 | All-Time Wins |
41 |
12 wins | Head-To-Head (+ 1 tie) |
8 wins |
First IHLC Meeting (FIN vs. USA) ๐ซ๐ฎย FIN 8-1 USAย ๐บ๐ธย โ 27 Dec 1980 โ WJC โ Landsberg am Lechย ๐ฉ๐ช |
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Previous IHLC Meeting (FIN vs. USA) ๐ซ๐ฎย FIN 3-2 USAย ๐บ๐ธย โ 05 Jan 2019 โ WJC โ Vancouverย ๐จ๐ฆย ๐ |
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Last IHLC Game ๐ซ๐ฎ FIN 8-3 CAN ๐จ๐ฆย โ 31 Jul 2019 โ WJS โ Plymouth ๐บ๐ธ |
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Next IHLC Game ๐ธ๐ชย SWE 6-3 FINย ๐ซ๐ฎย โ 03 Aug 2019 โ WJS โ Plymouthย ๐บ๐ธ |
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