Dec 23, 2015
Canada blows four-goal lead, edges Sweden in pre-tournament action
Team Canada defeated Team Sweden 7-6 on Wednesday in their pre-tournament World Junior Championship game. Canada led by 5-1 entering the third period but surrendered five goals in the final frame. Mitch Marner provided the game-winning goal to break a 6-6 tie.
TSN.ca Staff
Team Canada defeated Team Sweden 7-6 on Wednesday in their pre-tournament World Junior Championship game.
Canada led by 5-1 entering the third period but surrendered five goals in the final frame. Mitch Marner provided the game-winning goal to break a 6-6 tie.
Jake Virtanen scored twice for Canada, while Dylan Strome, Mitchell Stephens, Haydn Fleury and Brendan Perlini each also added a goal. Marcus Pettersson scored twice for Sweden. Oskar Lindblom, Jacob Larsson, Axel Holmstrom and Adrian Kempe also added goals for Sweden.
Canada finishes 3-0 in pre-tournament play, with a 7-1 win over Belarus and a narrow 1-0 victory over the Czech Republic.
Swedish defenceman Sebastian Aho was taken to hospital after taking a puck to the neck off of the stick of Brandon Hickey.
Canada will open their tournament on Boxing Day against the United States, while Sweden opens against Switzerland.
Look back at the action with the live blog below.
Third Period
End of game.
Canada's Lawson Crouse called for high-sticking with 30 seconds left.
Mitch Marner scores for Team Canada - Canada leads 7-6 with 3:40 left in the period.
Marcus Pettersson scores for Sweden on the power play - Sweden and Canada tied 6-6.
Adrian Kempe scores on the 5-on-3 power play for Team Sweden - Canada leads 6-5 with 5 minutes remaining.
Micthell Stephens called for interference with 6:20 left.
Haydn Fleury called for a minor penalty with 8:00 remaining.
Axel Holmstrom scores for Team Sweden - Canada leads 6-4 with 11:19 remaining.
Canada kills off Hicketts' penalty.
Canada's Joe Hicketts called for hooking with 15:57 left in the period.
Brendan Perlini scores for Team Canada - Canada leads 6-3 with 17:59 left in regulation.
Jacob Larsson scores for Team Sweden - Canada leads 5-3. Team Canada calls timeout with 18:14 left in the period.
Marcus Pettersson scores for Team Sweden - Canada leads Sweden 5-2 18:32 left in period.
Second Period
End of period.
Sweden's Alexander Nylander called for slashing - 1:44 left in the period.
Haydn Fleury scores from the blue line for Team Canada - Canada leads 5-1. Linus Soderstrom pulled by Team Sweden. Erik Kallgren enters in relief.
Jake Virtanen scores for Team Canada on a pass from Mitch Marner on the power play - Team Canada leads 4-1.
Sweden's Adam Ollas Mattsson called for cross-checking with 7:02 remaining in the second period.
Mitchell Stephens scores for Team Canada - Team Canada leads 3-1. 8:28 remaining in the second period.
Canada kills off Barzal's penalty.
Mathew Barzal of Canada called for tripping with 11:21 remaining in the period,
Dmytro Timashov of Sweden called for high-sticking with 11:38 remaining in the period.
Karlsson's penalty is killed off.
Sweden penalty on Anton Karlsson with 16:00 left in the second.
Dylan Strome scores for Team Canada. Canada lead 2-1 - 16:30 left in the period. Matthew Barzal with an assist.
Canada kills off Konecny's penalty.
First Period
End of the first period. Shots finish 13-11 in favour of Sweden.
Canada's Travis Konecny called for high-sticking - 7 seconds left in the first period.
Oskar Lindblom scores on the power play for Sweden - 1-1 with 1:14 remaining in the first period.
Canada's Mitch Marner called for hooking - 1:29 remaining in the first period.
Canada kills off Virtanen's penalty.
Jake Vitanen called for goaltender interference - 7:59 remaining in the first period,
Jake Virtanen scores for Team Canada - 1-0 Canada with 10:28 remaining in the first period.
Mason McDonald denies Oskar Lindblom on the doorstep with multiple saves and covers up - 12:22 remaining in the first period.
Sweden kills off Larsson's penalty.
Sweden penalty to Jacob Larsson for holding - 15:41 remaining in the first period.
Pre-game notes
