2016 World Junior A Challenge

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2016 World Junior A Challenge
Game #9
SF/D-F
Final
December 15, 2016 3:30 pm MST
R.J. Lalonde Arena
Bonnyville, Alta.

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Final
Teams
1
2
3
F
2
1
1
4
0
0
2
2

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
13
13
9
35
10
5
10
25

Statistics

PP
PIM
3 / 6
8
0 / 4
12

Game Story

POWER PLAY LEADS U.S. PAST RUSSIA, INTO WJAC GOLD MEDAL GAME

JASON LA ROSE

BONNYVILLE, Alta. – Zach Solow, Chris Berger and Brannon McManus all scored power-play goals, helping the United States to a 4-2 semifinal win over Russia on Thursday and a spot in the gold medal game at the 2016 World Junior A Challenge.

The U.S. is into the final for the seventh time in its 10 appearances at the tournament; it has never lost when playing for gold, claiming titles in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

The Americans will face either the Czech Republic or Canada East on Saturday night (5 p.m. MT).

After a pair of early Russian power plays failed to produce a goal, the U.S. struck on its first chance; Solow picked up the puck on the half-boards, walked to the face-off dot and hammered a slap shot short-side on Russian goaltender Dimitrii Raiko.

Berger doubled the lead with 22 seconds left in the opening frame, parking himself at the top of the crease and cleaning up the rebound of a shot from Collin Adams.

The American defence went to work in the second, holding Russia without a shot on goal for more than half the period. In all, the U.S. held a 35-25 advantage in shots on goal, including 26-15 through 40 minutes.

McManus made it 3-0 on another U.S. power play at the 16-minute mark of the middle stanza, finishing off a tic-tac-toe passing play between himself, Nick Swaney and Blake Lizotte, sending the Americans to the intermission in control.

Jake Ryczek added a fourth U.S. goal early in the third period, beating Raiko from the blue-line.

That would be the last shot the Russian goaltender faced; he was replaced by Daniil Iakovlev after allowing four goals on 32 shots through just under 47 minutes of work.

The Russians scored a pair of goals in the final 10 minutes, both off the stick of Andrei Svechnikov – giving the 16-year-old the tournament lead in goals (five) and points (eight) – but that would be it for scoring.

Russia will play for the bronze medal for the fifth time, facing the loser of the Czech Republic-Canada East semifinal on Friday night (7:30 p.m. MT) in the third-place game.

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Brannon McManus
Tripping (2:00)
06:47
PENALTY
Penalty: Blake Lizotte
Tripping (2:00)
12:09
PENALTY
Penalty: Andrei Svechnikov
High-Sticking (2:00)
17:58
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Zach Solow

Assists: Clayton Phillips, Collin Adams
18:05
PENALTY
Penalty: Mikhail Bitsadze
Hooking (2:00)
18:19
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Chris Berger

Assists: Collin Adams, Alex Limoges
19:38
2nd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Andrei Svechnikov
High-Sticking (2:00)
07:44
PENALTY
Penalty: Zach Solow
Boarding (2:00)
10:07
PENALTY
Penalty: Veniamin Baranov
Hooking (2:00)
15:13
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Brannon McManus

Assists: Nick Swaney, Blake Lizotte
16:00
3rd Period
GOAL
Goal: Jake Ryczek

06:40
GOALTENDER CHANGE
Goaltender Change: Daniil Iakovlev

06:40
GOAL
Goal: Andrei Svechnikov

Assists: Ivan Chekhovich
10:07
PENALTY
Penalty: Jake Ryczek
Tripping (2:00)
10:44
PENALTY
Penalty: Semen Pereliaev
Interference (2:00)
13:51
PENALTY
Penalty: Klim Kostin
High-Sticking (2:00)
16:05
GOAL
Goal: Andrei Svechnikov

Assists: Mikhail Bitsadze, Ivan Chekhovich
19:41
GOALTENDER CHANGE
Goaltender Change: Daniil Iakovlev

19:41

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
Cayden Primeau USA 60 25 23 2 0.920
Dimitrii Raiko RUS 46 32 28 4 0.875
Daniil Iakovlev RUS 12 3 3 0 1.000

Game Leaders

Goals 0 - Assists 2 - Points 2
G 0 - A 2 - P 2
GA 4 - SVS - 28 - SV% - 0.875
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 2 - Assists 0 - Points 2
G 2 - A 0 - P 2
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 0 - Assists 2 - Points 2
G 0 - A 2 - P 2

Previous Games

4 - 0 W @ Canada EastCAN-E
Dec 17, 2016
7 - 4 W vs. Czech RepublicCZE
Dec 16, 2016
4 - 2 W @ RussiaRUS
Dec 15, 2016
2 - 4 L vs. United StatesUSA
Dec 15, 2016
9 - 0 W vs. SwitzerlandSUI
Dec 14, 2016
6 - 5 W @ SwitzerlandSUI
Dec 13, 2016
Videos
Photos
2016 WJAC: USA 4 – CAN-E 0 (Gold Medal)
Primeau made 14 saves, backstopping the Americans to a gold medal.
2016 WJAC - WJAC: CAN-W 5 – SUI 3 (5th Place)
Kawaguchi had a goal and three assists to help West to fifth place.
2016 WJAC - RUS 6 – CZE 3 (Bronze Medal)
Svechnikov scored a hat trick to lead Russia to its fourth bronze.
2016 WJAC: USA 4 – RUS 2 (Semifinal)
The U.S. scored three PP goals to advance to the gold medal game.
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