Game Report 836		IIHF World Junior Championship
PLAYED AT: Bell Centre Date: Dec 31, 2014 GAME NOTES: CANADA BEATS U.S. IN NEW YEAR’S EVE THRILLER TO CLINCH FIRST IN GROUP DAVID BRIEN MONTREAL, Que. – Sam Reinhart (West Vancouver, B.C./Kootenay, WHL) scored a goal and added two assists to take over the tournament scoring lead, and Canada’s National Junior Team beat the United States 5-3 on Wednesday afternoon to finish atop Group A at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship. The Canadians will face Denmark in Friday’s last quarter-final (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. Max Domi (Toronto, Ont./London, OHL) found the back of the net twice, while Curtis Lazar (Vernon, B.C./Ottawa, NHL) and Josh Morrissey (Calgary, Alta./Kelowna, WHL) contributed a goal apiece. Canadian goaltender Eric Comrie (Edmonton, Alta./Tri-City, WHL) made 25 saves to record the win, outdueling his American counterpart, Thatcher Demko, who took the loss despite 38 saves. The Canadians outshot the U.S. 43-28 overall. After the North Americans rivals combined for 30 shots in a busy, but scoreless, first period (Canada held a 17-13 advantage), Domi opened the scoring at 7:07 of the second when Reinhart picked up a Domi rebound and fed it back to the Phoenix Coyotes prospect. Just over three minutes later, Nic Petan (Delta, B.C./Portland, WHL) found Morrissey for a one-timer that beat Demko beneath the glove on a Canadian power play, pushing the lead to 2-0. But the Americans got one back on a power play of their own, off the stick of Anthony DeAngelo, to make it a 2-1 game in favour of Team Canada after 40 minutes. Lazar gave Canada some insurance midway through the third, crashing the net and knocking in the rebound of a Connor McDavid (Newmarket, Ont./Erie, OHL) shot, but Dylan Larkin scored with less than three minutes to go to cut the lead to one again. Reinhart intercepted a pass from DeAngelo and found the empty net with 54 seconds left for a 4-2 lead, but Larkin answered 12 seconds later with his second of the period, setting up a wild finish. The U.S. buzzed around the Canadian net with Demko on the bench for an extra attacker, but Reinhart picked off a pass and sprung Domi, who slid the clinching goal, his second of the game, into the empty net. Neither team had many chances on the power play, but both converted with the man advantage; Canada had a goal in two chances, while the Americans finished one-for-three. Visiting Team: United States Home Team: Canada
UNITED STATES LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 29   Halverson, Brandon G 30   Demko, Thatcher G 31   Nedeljkovic, Alex   2   Hanifin, Noah   3   McCoshen, Ian   4   Butcher, Will   5   Downing, Michael   6   Collins, Ryan   7   Compher, J.T.   8   Schmaltz, Nick   9   Eichel, Jack   10   Louis, Anthony   11   Wood, Miles   12   McCarron, Michael   13   Milano, Sonny   14   Motte, Tyler   15   Hayden, John   16   Santini, Steve   17   Tuch, Alex   18   De Leo, Chase   19   Cassels, Cole   20   Bracco, Jeremy   21   Larkin, Dylan   22   Fasching, Hudson   23   Werenski, Zach   24   DeAngelo, Anthony   25   Dougherty, Jack   26   Carlo, Brandon   27   Erne, Adam   34   Matthews, Auston	UNITED STATES PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 2nd 21  2:00  (auto) High-Sticking minor 9:08 1   9:08 12:52 2nd 11  2:00  Slashing minor 20:00 1   20:00 2:00	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 21  2:00  (auto) Charging minor 18:59 1   18:59 3:01 2nd 10  2:00  Tripping minor 12:23 1   12:23 9:37 2nd 25  2:00  Roughing minor 16:13 1   16:13 5:47

UNITED STATES Goals UNITED STATES PLAYERS (plus) CANADA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     2nd 13:12  PP  24-9-13                         3rd 17:26   21-22-13                         3rd 19:18   21

CANADA Goals CANADA PLAYERS (plus) UNITED STATES PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     2nd 7:07   16-23                         2nd 10:11  PP  7-29-19                         3rd 10:01   26-17                         3rd 19:06   23                         3rd 19:56   16-23

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES UNITED STATES 1 / 3 CANADA 1 / 2 PENALTY SUMMARY UNITED STATES 4 min / 2 inf CANADA 6 min / 3 inf POINT SUMMARY UNITED STATES 3 G + 4 A = 7 Pts CANADA 5 G + 5 A = 10 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 Total UNITED STATES 0 1 2 3 CANADA 0 2 3 5 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off USA - Demko (57:55) (L) 17 10 11 38 /0:00 3rd/17:55 CAN - Comrie (60:00) (W) 13 7 5 25 /0:00 3rd/20:00 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start: 4:00 PM   -  End: 4:00 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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