Game Report 832		IIHF World Junior Championship
PLAYED AT: Bell Centre Date: Dec 29, 2014 GAME NOTES: TOP LINE SHINES AGAIN, CANADA BEATS DEFENDING CHAMPS AT WJC DAVID BRIEN MONTREAL, Que. – Sam Reinhart (West Vancouver, B.C./Kootenay, WHL) scored the game’s first two goals to get the offence started, and Canada’s National Junior Team beat Finland 4-1 on Monday night at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship. The win keeps Canada perfect at 3-0, and sets up a winner-take-all showdown with the United States on Wednesday (3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT); the New Year’s Eve game will determine first place in Group A. Anthony Duclair (Laval, Que./N.Y. Rangers, NHL) had a goal and an assist, and Max Domi (Toronto, Ont./London, OHL) added two helpers as the Reinhart-Duclair-Domi line continued to roll, combining for six points in the win. Curtis Lazar (Vernon, B.C./Ottawa, NHL) scored the other Canadian goal, while Zach Fucale (Rosemère, Que./Québec, QMJHL) made 27 saves for his second victory in as many starts. The Canadian power play struck just 5:32 in for the game’s first goal; a point shot from Shea Theodore (Aldergrove, B.C./Seattle, WHL) was redirected off the post by Reinhart, who tapped his rebound past Finnish netminder Juuse Saros. A fast-paced, back-and-forth game didn’t produce another goal until the 13:34 mark of the second period, when Canada’s top line once again flexed its offensive muscle. Domi took a stretch pass from Dillon Heatherington (Calgary, Alta./Swift Current, WHL) before finding Duclair, who hit Reinhart in stride down the middle for the redirection over Saros’ shoulder. The Finns finally broke Canada’s long shutout streak late in the middle frame when Artturi Lehkonen buried his own rebound after a turnover in the Canadian end, the first goal allowed by Canada in the tournament (a span of 158:26). Just past the midway mark of the third period, Domi took the puck hard to the Finnish net, where Duclair found a loose puck and roofed a shot over a sprawling Saros from in close to make it 3-1. Canada would seal the deal at 14:25 of the third when Josh Morrissey (Calgary, Alta./Kelowna, WHL) fired a shot from the point that Saros was unable to cover in time before Lazar crashed the net and jammed in the 4-1 goal. The Canadians outshot their opponents for the third time in as many games, finishing with a 36-28 advantage, and have yet to allow a power play goal in the tournament; the Finns finished 0-for-2, meaning teams are goalless in 11 chances against Canada’s penalty kill. Visiting Team: Canada Home Team: Finland
CANADA LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 1   Comrie, Eric G 31   Fucale, Zach   2   Hicketts, Joe   3   Heatherington, Dillon   4   Bowey, Madison   5   Morin, Samuel   6   Theodore, Shea   7   Morrissey, Josh   9   Point, Brayden   10   Duclair, Anthony   16   Domi, Max   17   McDavid, Connor   18   Virtanen, Jake   19   Petan, Nic   20   Paul, Nick   21   Ritchie, Nick   22   Gauthier, Frédérik   23   Reinhart, Sam   25   Nurse, Darnell   26   Lazar, Curtis   28   Crouse, Lawson   29   Fabbri, Robby	CANADA PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 23  2:00  Tripping minor 15:12 1   15:12 6:48 3rd 25  2:00  (auto) Interference minor 3:38 1   3:38 18:22 3rd 18  2:00  (auto) minor 15:53     15:53 6:07	FINLAND LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 1   Kähkönen, Kaapo G 30   Husso, Ville G 31   Saros, Juuse   2   Niku, Sami   3   Levo, Mikke   4   Ilvonen, Mika   5   Mäkelä, Aleksi   6   Lyytinen, Joonas   7   Makinen, Atte   8   Autio, Erik   9   Honka, Julius   10   Ikonen, Juuso   11   Björninen, Hannes   12   Vuorisalo, Teemu   13   Puljujärvi, Jesse   14   Lammikko, Juho   16   Rantanen, Mikko   19   Kalapudas, Antti   20   OjamakI, Niko   21   Mustonen, Aleksi   22   Hintz, Roope   23   Lintuniemi, Alex   24   Kapanen, Kasperi   25   Saarela, Aleksi   26   Aho, Sebastian   27   Vähätalo, Julius   28   Lehkonen, Artturi   29   Rauhala, Otto	FINLAND PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 7  2:00  (auto) High-Sticking minor 5:22 1   5:22 16:38 2nd 6  2:00  (auto) High-Sticking minor 5:51 1   5:51 16:09 3rd 26  2:00  (auto) High-Sticking minor 12:27 1   12:27 9:33 3rd 28  2:00  Roughing minor 15:53     15:53 6:07

CANADA Goals CANADA PLAYERS (plus) FINLAND PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st 5:32  PP  23-6                         2nd 13:34   23-10-16                         3rd 11:15   10-16-4                         3rd 14:25   26-7-29

FINLAND Goals FINLAND PLAYERS (plus) CANADA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     2nd 18:26   28

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES CANADA 1 / 3 FINLAND 0 / 2 PENALTY SUMMARY CANADA 6 min / 3 inf FINLAND 8 min / 4 inf POINT SUMMARY CANADA 4 G + 7 A = 11 Pts FINLAND 1 G + A = 1 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 Total CANADA 1 1 2 4 FINLAND 0 1 0 1 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off CAN - Fucale (60:00) (W) 10 10 7 27 /0:00 3rd/20:00 FIN - Saros (60:00) (L) 9 12 11 32 /0:00 3rd/20:00 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start: 8:00 PM   -  End: 8:00 PM   -  Attendance: 0

OFFICIALS Referee: Referee: Linesmen: Linesmen: CERTIFIED CORRECT   This report has been checked and verified against the Official IIHF World Junior Championship Game Report.

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