Game Report 2175

World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

PLAYED AT: Harbour Station
Date: Nov 4, 2018
GAME NOTES: AMERICANS USE BIG SECOND PERIOD TO DOWN CZECHS IN U17 OPENER JASON LA ROSE SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Luke Tuch, Landon Slaggert and Hunter Strand scored goals in the decisive second period, helping the United States to a 5-1 win over the Czech Republic in the opening game for both Sunday at the 2018 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. The Americans got goals from five different players and points from 11 while holding the Czechs to just 15 shots. They won for the 38th time in their last 41 preliminary-round games at the tournament. The lone goal of the first period came late; Owen Gallatin threaded the needle through a maze of sticks to find Dylan Peterson for a tap-in and a 1-0 U.S. lead after 20 minutes. Tuch doubled the lead just past the three-minute mark of the second period, finishing a two-on-one with Thomas Bordeleau for a shorthanded marker before Slaggert one-timed a pass from Eamon Powell for the 3-0 goal at 9:45. Strand made it a four-goal game less than three minutes after that, toe-dragging around a Czech defender and snapping a quick shot past the glove of goaltender Nick Malik. A run of American penalties gave the Czechs a pair of five-on-three power plays late in the middle frame, and they finally broke just a few seconds after the last of the man advantages ended; Pavel Novak redirected a Tomas Chlubna pass through U.S. netminder Drew Commesso to make it 4-1 after two periods. But the Europeans managed just two shots on goal in the final stanza, and Matthew Beniers finished the scoring with just over six minutes to go, moving the U.S. to 9-1 all-time against the Czechs at the tournament. Both teams get right back to action Monday at Harbour Station; the Czechs are up first, taking on Canada Black (3:30 p.m. AT), followed by the Americans facing off against Canada White (7:30 p.m. AT).

Visiting Team: United States

Home Team: Czech Republic

UNITED STATES LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	29	Purcell, Colin
G	35	Commesso, Drew
	34	Faber, Brock
	36	Dzhaniyev, Daniyal
	37	Tuch, Luke
	38	Slaggert, Landon
	39	Peterson, Dylan
	40	Gallatin, Owen
	43	Kleven, Tyler
	44	Kelley, Connor
	45	Beniers, Matthew
	46	Powell, Eamon
	47	Bordeleau, Thomas
	48	Sanderson, Jake
	49	Strand, Hunter
	51	Latsch, Tanner
	52	Berard, Brett
	53	Yoder, Chase
	54	Laatsch, Daniel
	55	Truscott, Jacob
	56	Biondi, Blake
	59	Smilanic, Ty

UNITED STATES PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
1st	34	2:00	Cross-Checking	8:04	1		8:04
1st	45	2:00	Hooking	13:52	1		13:52
2nd	46	2:00	High-Sticking	1:10	1		0:00
2nd	54	2:00	Tripping	4:17	1		4:03
2nd	47	2:00	Tripping	10:02	1		10:15
2nd	43	2:00	Delay of Game	13:44	1		18:50
2nd	45	2:00	Hooking	15:17	1		14:31
2nd	43	2:00	Tripping	16:48	1		15:17

CZECH REPUBLIC LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	1	Bednar, Jan
G	30	Malik, Nick
	3	Hampl, Jan
	5	Krutil, Michael
	7	Svach, Vaclav
	8	Bláha, Marek
	9	Konecny, Jakub
	10	Chlubna, Tomas
	11	Novak, Pavel
	12	Talafa, Tadeas
	13	Ivan, Ivan
	14	Cikhart, Jan
	15	Rouha, Michal
	16	Vacik, Dominik
	18	Machácek, Stepán
	19	Kondelik, Jachym
	21	Janda, Martin
	22	Baláz, Ondrej
	23	Malat, Sebastian
	24	Macha, Joshua
	26	Gut, Michal
	29	Maly, Jakub

CZECH REPUBLIC PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
3rd	8	2:00	Hooking	2:02	1		2:02

UNITED STATES Goals

UNITED STATES PLAYERS (plus)

CZECH REPUBLIC PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

1st