( U0 u' E% K5 R4 d/ j! S. R3 G2 y公仔箱論壇Withfirst place in Group A on the line, Canada scored a comeback victoryover the United States, winning 5-4 in a dramatic shootout to clinch abye into the semifinals of the world junior hockey championship./ Y1 N- V2 Y! F5 I$ u2 S. S
Canada trailed 4-2 with just over ten minutes to play when JordanEberle notched his second of the game to cut the American lead in half.Alex Pietrangelo tied it with a short-handed snipe with 4:15 remaining,setting up the dramatic extra session." g6 M# M( t4 I( j
After a scoreless five minute 4-on-4 overtime session, the teamsheaded for a shootout. The first five shooters all scored, includingCanada's first three. Eberle, Nazem Kadri and Brandon Kozun all beatAmerican goaltender Jack Campbell, forcing the Americans to followsuit. Their first two shooters also scored, but Jordan Schroeder wasstopped by Jake Allen, sending the Canadian crowd in Saskatoon into afrenzy. 0 T0 ?! a" Y5 F' m H3 O. c7 Mwww2.tvboxnow.com"I'd already had a test on him in the second period and he beat me,"Allen said of the shootout showdown against Schroeder. "So luckilyenough, I got the best of him on that one." & X2 e2 D* Q0 ~9 ?, aTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。"We had them right where we wanted them," Schroeder told theCanadian Press. "We let it slip at the end, but that's part of hockey. / d+ s& z8 v$ C% [ J% Q$ s7 T"We have to move forward. If we can get through Finland and Sweden,hopefuly we'll see them in the championship game. It was a good testfor both of us. Now we know that we stood up against them and we knowwe can take them."tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- U/ I$ D8 m4 u0 A4 I5 a. k
It was another classic game between these two rivals. 3 `) q# \# @& T* O7 T' U i) q8 \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb"The emotion, the intensity in that game was unbelieveable," saidKozun after potting the shootout winner. "Obviously we were a littlebit tense, but I think the big thing with Canadians is that you alwayskeep going no matter what the score, no matter how you are playing. You just keep going and I think we did a good job there and we've gotto keep building for the next game."www2.tvboxnow.com& c G& {! R5 f/ F$ f
Eberle said the Canadians have a distinct advantage in these situations. 3 o: k0 Z/ D7 P, d9 I) k9 m9 Owww2.tvboxnow.com"It seems like always we find a way to battle back," Eberele said. "We've have something on all the other teams and that's the will towin, the Canadian heart. We want to win so bad, and that just wins usgames. It happened last year and it definitely happend in this game."tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; u! H& o/ L$ F* P; P
The opening period was fast-paced, with Canada getting on the boardfirst when Stefan Della Rovere scored on a rebound 2:03 into the game. The lead did not last long as Philip McRae tied it less than twominutes later on an American powerplay.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。3 U) B: R& w. _6 d
Canada suffered from several defensive breakdowns in the secondperiod and the Americans took full advantage. Schroeder scored on ashort-handed breakaway to give the U.S. a 2-1 lead at 7:08 of thesecond period, but Eberle tied again at 11:15 with a slick move infront of the U.S. net. * u7 `/ O3 I' Jwww2.tvboxnow.comA few minutes later, Chris Kreider of the U.S. was awarded a penaltyshot after another Canadian giveaway, but he was stopped by Allen. KylePalmieri had another breakaway with 6:15 left in the period, but Allenstopped him, too.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ N7 {' j* K6 v+ q% _
The Americans, however, took a 3-2 lead with another short-handedgoal as the second period was winding down. This time, it was TylerJohnson banging home a rebound with 11 seconds left as the U.S. took aone-goal lead into the second intermission. " h; ]- x5 p; i) o% D公仔箱論壇When Danny Kristo scored for the United States a minute into thethird period to put the Americans in front 4-2, the Canadians appearedheaded for defeat, but the Americans could not hold down the fort asEberle and Pietrangelo tied the score. - K: b5 u E9 q, ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCanada thought they had the go-ahead goal with 2:10 to go, but thereferee had blown the whistle for a crease violation just before thepuck entered the net and it was waived off. 2 O; h U3 d i1 KTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Canada claimed a bye straight in to the seminfinals, while the USAwill have to play a quarterfinal game against Finland (9pm et/6pm pt onTSN, TSN HD and TSN.ca). Russia will play Switzerland in the otherquarterfinal game (4:30pm et/1:30pm pt on TSN, TSN HD and TSN.ca).TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% Z/ K5 A2 y/ u6 X
Earlier Thursday, Sweden clinched first place in Group B with a 7-1 win over Finland, earning a bye in to the semifinals.' [9 X6 B, y7 Y9 @& M
With the extra rest, Team Canada won't be sitting on their laurelswaiting for an opponent. As Eberle noted, Canada still has some work todo before the semifinals.) ?+ q' |& P1 ?& ]. l. H+ k
"You let in two shorthanded goals and one right at the end (of thesecond period) and its hard to win hockey games when that happens," hesaid. "Our powerplay wasn't clicking and that's usually our strength.We have to be able to fix that up and try to recover."- W: h" N6 ?2 b
"Maybe people will say we didn't play well, but wedid, it's just that the U.S. played unreal," Canadian coach WillieDesjardins told the Canadian Press. "We were lucky tonight." ' X+ g+ O6 z7 E+ GNotes: Canada played without defenceman Calvin de Haan, who ismissing his second straight game due to an upper body injury. JordanCaron was forced to leave the game after the first period due toillness. 7 ?& G4 @: C6 v D+ Fwww2.tvboxnow.comSCORING SUMMARY $ p4 F6 n% K1 J* u公仔箱論壇Canada 5, United States 4 (Shootout) ! P9 c+ U! c- Q1 O7 Q- CFirst Period * ^( s: r! [3 i0 j& N: {www2.tvboxnow.com1. Canada - Della Rovere (Adam, Caron), 2:03.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 c6 n. I$ f! M4 j$ \* H
2. United States - McRae (D'Amigo) PP, 3:40. + b8 N4 o, B/ Y, n0 |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSecond Period * r( v% u8 z u H3. United States - Schroeder (Johnson) SH, 7:08 0 E1 g$ f! s4 s! V8 }4 j4 Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4. Canada - Eberle (Schenn, Scandella) 11:15 ( x; a3 v8 `. Y q公仔箱論壇5. United States - Johnson, (D'Amigo) SH, 19:49www2.tvboxnow.com* f5 m" l. d( l2 j2 h
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6. United States - Kristo (Stepan), 1:01 2 o. Y- k, I: b I' q公仔箱論壇7. Canada - Eberle (Schenn, McMillan), 10:03 + D5 H& p! k" a" S# ]# a公仔箱論壇8. Canada - Pietrangelo, SH, 15:45 - f6 ^# B. Z+ E% I7 a4 L公仔箱論壇Overtimewww2.tvboxnow.com5 j/ |; B- ?- m! u1 U) F( N5 [
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United States - Morin, GoalTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。4 q2 |. v+ Q0 T$ a6 s: f
Canada - Kozun, Goal. i/ L3 h' ~" ^1 n; D9 c6 \) V' ?
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