As their Boxing Day matchup against Finland inches closer, Canada looks to close out their pre-tournament games on a high as they take on their continental border rival United States Saturday on TSN.
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The Canadians are coming off a one-sided, 6-3 win over Switzerland on Friday, led by Montreal Canadiens prospect Owen Beck's pair of goals.
What remains to be determined leading up to puck drop is the status of 17-year-old potential No. 1 overall pick Macklin Celebrini, who was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct for boarding Swiss forward Leo Braillard.
"I heard he's pretty OK," said Swiss head coach Marcel Jenni following the game. "It's probably something with the neck. I don't know. We have to see ... They're checking him so we'll see later."
The U.S. are coming off a win of their own as well, having downed tournament hosts Sweden 5-3 on Thursday.
The Swedes got out to a 2-0 lead before the U.S. executed the come-from-behind win.
Saturday's game will be the first meeting between the two programs at the World Juniors since Canada defeated USA 6-3 at the 2023 World Juniors in Halifax to advance to the gold-medal game.
