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UFA,Milan Lucic Jersey, Russia - Victor Rask had the lone goal of the shootout to earn Sweden a 3-2 win over Switzerland at the world junior hockey championship Friday.Sweden (2-0) moved atop Pool A with five points, one point ahead of Switzerland (1-1).Swedish coach Roger Ronnberg made an interesting decision heading into the shootout by changing his goaltenders. Joel Lassinantti had played regulation and overtime but was on the bench in favour of Niklas Lundstrom for the shootout.The move paid off as Lundstrom stopped all three Swiss penalty shots that he faced.Sebastian Collberg and Emil Djuse scored in regulation for the Swedes, with Djuse's goal in the third forcing overtime.Eliot Antonietii and Mike Kunzle replied for Switzerland.
UFA,http://www.nhljerseyofficial.com/shop-by-player-marian-hossa-jersey-c-343_354.html, Russia - Vladimir Tkachyov scored the winning goal in the third period as Russia held on to beat the United States 2-1 on Friday at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship.Tkachyov scored 4:10 into the third as he put the puck past American goalie John Gibson following a terrific end-to-end rush by Valeri Nichushkin.Forward Kirill Kapustin put Russia's lead in peril when he was given a minor penalty and 10-minute misconduct for checking from behind with 1:32 left in regulation. But The U.S. was unable to beat goaltender Andrei Makarov during the late power play.Albert Yarullin had Russia's other goal on a power play. Defenceman Jacob Trouba replied for the U.S. (1-0-0-1) with a goal on a man advantage.Makarov, who plays for the Western Hockey League's Saskatoon Blades,Shea Weber Yellow Authentic Jersey, was outstanding, making 41 saves.Gibson stopped 28 shots for the Americans.Russia (1-1-0-0) moved to second in Group B with five points on a regulation win and an overtime win.Canada leads the group with six points, the U.S. is third with three, Slovakia has one and Germany is last with no points.Russia next plays winless Germany on Saturday,http://www.nhljerseyofficial.com/shop-by-player-henrik-sedin-jersey-c-343_348.html, while the U.S. meets rival Canada on Sunday.
KITCHENER, Ont. - Mathias Niederberger stopped 37-of-38 shots as the Barrie Colts downed the host Kitchener Rangers 4-1 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League play.Steven Beyers, Josh MacDonald, Justin Scott and Andreas Athanasiou scored for the Colts (24-9-1), who have won three games in a row.Eric Ming scored the lone goal for the Rangers (19-11-5), who are now winless in three straight outings, and Franky Palazzese made 24 saves in a losing cause.Barrie went 0 for 1 on the power play while Kitchener went 0 for 2.
The players and coaches of the U.S. National Junior Team know the perfect tonic for overcoming a heartbreaking loss to Russia: a victory over archrival Canada.The United States will get that chance Sunday when the hockey powers collide in their third game of Group B action in Ufa, Russia. A victory would certainly go a long way for the third-place Americans, who trail Russia by two points and Canada by three in the standings. A victory would catapult the United States into a tie with the Canadians while a loss would officially end any hope at earning a first-round