Canada falls to US on New Year's Eve and will face Czechia in World Juniors quarterfinals

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Published Dec 31, 2024 • 1 minute read

Undisciplined play cost Canada a shot at finishing atop the Group A standings at the world junior championship.

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Power play goals by Cole Hutson, Danny Nelson and Cole Eiserman, plus an empty-netter from captain Ryan Leonard gave the US a 4-1 victory over the home team on New Year’s Eve in front of 18,935 fans at a packed Canadian Tire Centre.

Canada will play Czechia in quarterfinal action on Thursday while the Americans will face Switzerland.

Bradly Nadeau had the Canada goal, which was also scored on the powerplay.

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Trey Augustine, a second-round Detroit Red Wings draft pick, stopped 38 shots in the win while Carter George made 24 saves in the Canada net.

The Americans had seven man-advantage opportunities while Canada had just three.

The Canadians erased a 1-0 deficit when Nadeau one-timed a pass from Brayden Yager with two seconds left in a penalty US captain Ryan Leonard took at the second-period buzzer.

But Nelson put the US back in front a little more than two minutes later, and Eiserman padded the lead at the 13:52 mark of the final period.

Hutson ended George’s shutout streak at 73:02 with a post-and-in, first-period power-play goal he skated over to the penalty box and celebrated in front of Sam Dickinson.

Canada held an 11-5 lead in shots at the conclusion of the chippy opening 20 minutes and a 26-18 edge after two periods.

It was a disappointing performance by the Canadians, who generated some good scoring chances but were also guilty of making too many mistakes.

All teams have Wednesday off.

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