Shen Shining for Russia at World Juniors

BostonBruins.com - With preliminary play wrapping up on Monday, all six Bruins prospects competing in the 2019 World Junior Championship still have a chance at the gold medal. The quarterfinals start on Wednesday, with eight teams vying for a spot in the final game on January 5. Here's a closer look at how the B's youngsters fared in the last two days of preliminary play:

Daniel Bukac | D - Czech Republic

The defenseman logged 21:16 of ice time, the most among his teammates, and assisted on the final goal in Czech Republic's 4-0 win over Denmark on Monday. This was his first point of the tournament, and he stands at a plus-1 rating through four games.

Kyle Keyser | G - United States

Team USA defeated Finland 4-1 on Monday, and Keyser was the backup goalie after making 28 saves in the team's 5-4 OT loss to Sweden on Saturday.

Jakub Lauko | F - Czech Republic

The 18-year-old scored his first goal of the tournament on Monday in Czech Republic's 4-0 win over Denmark. He logged 9:15 of ice time and ended the game with a plus-1 rating.

Pavel Shen | F - Russia

Russia had back-to-back games at the conclusion of preliminary play. Shen scored the team's sixth, tying goal in the third period against Switzerland on Sunday, which Russia went on to win 7-6. He had a plus-one rating on the day.
On Monday, the 19-year-old scored the game-winning goal against Canada at 11:00 of the third period off his only shot of the game. Russia defeated Canada, 2-1, and Shen saw 15:53 of playing time, finishing the game with a plus-1 rating.
The forward is tied for third in goals scored (three) in the tournament with five other skaters and has a plus-3 rating through four games. He leads Team Russia in goals and is tied with one other skater for second in points (4).

Jack Studnicka | F - Canada

The 19-year-old logged 8:40 of ice time in Canada's 2-1 loss to Russia and had one shot on goal. Studnicka is tied for second on Team Canada in assists with three and has four points in four games. He is tied for third in assists (3) in the tournament with 10 other skaters and has a plus-four rating through 4 games.

Urho Vaakanainen | D - Finland

The defenseman picked up an assist on Finland's lone goal in the team's 4-1 loss to the United States on Monday. His 22:01 of ice time and 36 shifts were the most among his teammates during the game. The assist was his second point of the tournament and he is now tied for second on the team in assists (two) with three other skates.