Weltnachrichten – CA – 2021 World Juniors USA vs Russia review: Strong second period leads to Russian victory

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Three goals in the second half made the difference as Russia beat American starter Spencer Knight to a 5-3 victory over USA in Group B at the 2021 Junior Ice Hockey World Championship in Edmonton, Alberta, chased on Friday night

Vasily Ponomaryov scored two goals in the win, which means that Russia will play the first leg in a group that is sure to be tough, including Sweden, the Czech Republic and Austria

One last attempt in the third period was short for Team USA. It was Russia’s first win against the USA at the World Juniors since 2016

The second phase actually started better for the Americans, with a few good chances in the opening minutes Russia quickly turned it around when Maxim Groshev found Zakhar Bardakov with an escape pass who defeated Knight 2-1

Once again the US reacted well when Cole Caufield created a chance for himself but couldn’t beat Yaroslav Askarov

After the American power game struggled for the second time, Russia took a 3-1 lead when Ponomaryov fired his second close-range goal with a one-timer It was the third goal in just nine Russian shots

Knights night ended when he flipped the puck in his own zone when he was behind the net. Ilya Safonov took the loose puck and fired it into the net before the American could get back into the goal

Dustin Wolf replaced Knight after the 4-1 marker Knight made eight saves on 12 shots Wolf was perfect in relief and made 11 saves

The Americans had their first chance at the power game less than four minutes after the start of the first half when Yan Kuznetsov stumbled but received no offensive pressure. The best chance to score was Russian Vasili Podkolzin after the penalty was over

Russia took the lead before the Americans shot 8:07 in. Ponomaryov fired a shot from Artemi Knyazev who defeated Spencer Knight It was a goal that was symbolic of the start of the game Russia’s relentless pressure allowed them to come first on every puck

Team USA had a strong upswing, Matthew Boldy and Cole Caufield had chances, but couldn’t get into the net

Cam York linked the game with a shot that snuck through the arm and body of Askarov just under six minutes before the end of Boldy, who was originally credited with the goal, and Caufield were also involved in that chance

Originally it looked like Cam York’s gate but it is credited to Matt Boldy who was great put up by Cole Caufield on Twittercom / 8QQvV1qoLX

The Russians were the better team for most of the first 20 minutes, but couldn’t keep the lead Team USA had a great chance to take the lead shortly afterwards, but this time Askarov saved a lot to keep the lead / p>

Russia would get its first power play chance late in the first period, but it was only marginally more successful than the American endeavors with their early period advantage

The Russians would have liked the beginning of the third period, as the United States was struggling to generate something offensively and Russia did not advance the issue by three goals. The Americans could not adjust to Russian pressure

However, the third line for Team USA put hard work to attack and it worked when John Farinacci put a Drew Helleson rebound past Askarov to make it 4-2. There were some contacts with Askarov but the target stood

Backhand forehand GOAL @ usahockeys @ jnacc9 makes it a 2-goal game with a 10 minute lead in the third #WorldJuniors BildTwittercom / ujcVY5L1gR

Team USA pushed on, with the line of Caufield, Trevor Zegras and Alex Turcotte putting pressure on the Russians, but the shift ended with Yegor Chinakhov Jackson Lacombe stealing the puck and having a partial breakout

This onslaught resulted in an offensive zone penalty for Russia, and the Americans had a third chance to reduce the deficit This time they generated some time in the offensive zone but couldn’t beat Askarov

On one final attempt in the third phase of another power game, Americans pulled Wolf to make it six-on-four by less than four minutes. Trevor Zegras scored 2:18 to make a 4: 3- Achieve game

Trevor Zegras with his first career WJC goal. Imagine this kid shooting like this as they go by Oh my picTwittercom / QhU409QNan

With a minute to go they pulled the goalkeeper again, but it was Russia that scored when Chinakhov put the puck in the empty net

The USA will play against Austria on Saturday, while the Russians will play against the Czech Republic on Sunday

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