OTTAWA, Ontario – The U.S. National Junior Team is set to face Finland here this afternoon in its third preliminary round game in the 2025 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship Opening faceoff is set for 2:30 p.m. ET at the Canadian Tire Centre and the game can be seen live on NHL Network.
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The U.S. played yesterday and registered a hard-fought 5-1 victory, aided by two goals from Danny Nelson. It was Team USA’s second win in as many tries in the World Juniors, including its tournament-opening, 10-4, triumph over Germany on Thursday (Dec. 26)
Finland last played on Friday (Dec. 27) and earned a 3-1 win over Germany. The Finns opened the tournament on Thursday (Dec. 26) against Canada and came up on the short end of a 4-0 decision.
The U.S. and Finland will meet for the 39th time in the World Juniors with Team USA having a slight 16-3-18-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L) advantage.
The teams met in pre-tournament action on Dec. 23 in Cornwall, Ontario, with Team USA prevailing by a 5-2 count. Gabe Perreault and James Hagens each had three assists in the game and the U.S. recorded a 30-18 shot-on-goal advantage.
With a win today, the U.S. would secure a spot in the tournament quarterfinals on Jan. 2.
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Source: usahockey.com