HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Chaz Lucius accomplished a hat trick in extra time, and the USA beat Sweden 8-7 on Thursday to complete third on this planet junior hockey championship.
Canada confronted the Czech Republic within the championship sport Thursday evening.
Lucius ended the 3-on-3 additional interval when he flipped a backhander over goalie Carl Lindbom. Cutter Gauthier had two targets and Logan Cooley, Ryan Ufko and Hughes additionally scored for the People, coming off a 6-2 loss to Canada within the semifinals Wednesday evening.
“It is not the sport we wish to be in,” mentioned Lucius, a Winnipeg farmhand with the Manitoba Moose. “However total it is a actually memorable expertise.”
Filip Bystedt tied it for Sweden with 21 seconds left in regulation along with his second objective of the sport. Oskar Pettersson, Leo Carlsson, Milton Oscarson, Liam Ohgren and Noah Ostlund additionally scored. On Wednesday, the Czech Republic rallied to beat Sweden 2-1 in extra time.
Kaidan Mbereko was the winner in objective for the USA, stopping 14 of 16 pictures within the third interval and extra time. Trey Augustine gave up 5 targets on 20 pictures over the primary 40 minutes. Lindbom made 28 saves.