Canada Stays Perfect at 2021 World Junior Championship

Canada remained undefeated at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship with a 3-1 win against Slovakia on Sunday at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.

The Canadians led 1-0 for most of the contest, but it wasn't until Philip Tomasino tallied with 3:35 remaining that the host country added some cushion to its advantage. Martin Chromiak found the back of the net with 84 seconds left to get Slovakia within one score, but Canada added an empty-net tally in the final ticks to seal its victory.
Colorado Avalanche prospect Bowen Byram led all Canadians with 22:48 of ice time and a plus-2 rating, while fellow Avs prospect and defenseman Justin Barron played 14:40. Colorado forward prospect Alex Newhook had two shots and a plus-1 rating in 16:21 of time on ice for Canada.

Canada is currently tied atop the Group A standings with Finland and is joined by Sweden of Group B (1-0-0-0) as the only undefeated squads at the under-20 tournament. Team Canada's next game is Tuesday against Switzerland at 4 p.m. MT.
Avs prospect Drew Helleson and Team USA has Monday off and will return to the ice on Tuesday at noon MT against the Czech Republic. All tournament games are being televised live in the U.S. on NHL Network.