Thursday is the third day of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship, which is being held in Gothenburg, Sweden.
On Tap for Day 3
All games on NHL Network in U.S., TSN in Canada
Switzerland vs. United States (11 a.m. ET) -- The United States will look to build on a tournament-opening 4-1 win against Norway at Frolundaborg on Tuesday. The U.S., which finished third at the 2023 WJC, received a big game from forward Gavin Brindley (Columbus Blue Jackets), who scored twice, and goalie Trey Augustine (Detroit Red Wings), who made 22 saves. The United States (1-0-0-0) has won 23 times and tied twice in 25 games against Switzerland at World Juniors, including a 5-1 win in the 2023 preliminary round. Switzerland (0-0-0-1) lost 3-0 to Slovakia in its tournament opener Wednesday. "We had a lot of chances but we couldn't score against Slovakia," Switzerland captain Jonas Taibel (2024 NHL Draft eligible) said. "Overall, it was a pretty good first game, but maybe we were holding our sticks too tight. We just have to shoot more and go to the net more, and good things will happen."
Germany vs. Sweden (1:30 p.m. ET) -- Germany (1-0-0-0) will look for its second straight victory at Scandinavium after earning the first major upset of the tournament with a 4-3 win against Finland on Wednesday. It marked the first World Juniors win by Germany against Finland in 26 games (1-0-0-25). Look for goalie Philipp Dietl to make his second straight start after making 40 saves against Finland, including 17 in the third period. Sweden (1-0-0-0) will be without Elias Salomonsson (Winnipeg Jets) after the defenseman received a one-game suspension for boarding Latvia forward Emils Veckaktins 25 seconds into a 6-0 win against Latvia on Tuesday. Filip Bystedt (San Jose Sharks) and Jonathan Lekkerimaki (Vancouver Canucks) each has two goals in the tournament for Sweden.
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