Slovenská hokejová reprezentácia do 18 rokov prehrala aj v druhom stretnutí na Majstrovstvách Sveta.
Proti USA sme síce strelili 5 gólov, no aj napriek tomu prišla proti jednému z favoritov na celkový triumf vysoká prehra 5:12. Adept na jednotku draftu do NHL Jack Hughes nám strelil 4 góly a pridal 3 asistencie.
SLOVENSKO „18” - USA „18” 5:12 (1:3, 1:2, 3:7)
Góly: 20. Krajč (Golian, Turan), 46. Sojka (Čajkovič, Turanský), 46. Valigura, 47. Chromiak, 55. Eliáš - 8. C. Caufield (Hughes, McCarthy), 18. Turcotte (Moynihan, Boldy), 20. Boldy (Helleson, Moynihan), 21. Hughes (C. Caufield), 20. J. Caufield (Turcotte), 42. Hughes (Gildon, C. Caufield), 44. Lindmark (Turcotte, Warren), 50. C. Caufield (Hughes), 53. Hughes (Turcotte, Boldy), 55. Hughes, 56. York (Helleson, Farrell), 58. C. Caufield (Hughes, Boldy)
Slovaks get one with just 29 seconds to go in the first period. Samuel Krajc with a nice wrist shot to make it 2-1. #U18Worlds pic.twitter.com/PHTlnOOEqo
— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) April 19, 2019
Slovakia has its second goal of the game. Dominik Sojka, who had zero goals in the Slovakian league in 15 games, gets one today on the powerplay after a pass in front by Maxim Cajkovic;. 4-2. #U18Worlds pic.twitter.com/bwEvcu7anv
— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) April 19, 2019
#U18: RW Adam Valigura (Ranked No. 372) with a SHG, but even more impressive was his Petr Klima celly. pic.twitter.com/QDvK66O6Xq
— Steve Kournianos (@TheDraftAnalyst) April 19, 2019
#U18: LW Martin Chromiak (2020 Draft) with an impressive rush and finish for Slovakia's second SHG on the same kill. He's had a good start to his tournament. pic.twitter.com/6rOkj00iiV
— Steve Kournianos (@TheDraftAnalyst) April 19, 2019
But 10 seconds later, USA gets its two-goal lead back. What a beautiful move by Matthew Boldy for his first goal of the tournament. 3-1. #U18Worlds pic.twitter.com/F0SgEtO2AH
— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) April 19, 2019
Jack Hughes get a beautiful tip on a shot by Cole Caufield. 4-1 USA. #U18Worlds pic.twitter.com/YYks70ydyb
— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) April 19, 2019
Back-to-back hat-tricks for Cole Caufield. #U18Worlds #2019NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/ibY9Vi2EYa
— Lassi Alanen (@lassialanen) April 19, 2019
#U18: Jack Hughes one-times his second of the game off a feed from Cole Caufield. Team USA up 6-2 over Slovakia early in the third. pic.twitter.com/8IKJtsVuyU
— Steve Kournianos (@TheDraftAnalyst) April 19, 2019
Another angle. Jack Hughes does a such a good job of creating space for himself, but he has just a good sense of awareness around the net. Smart play to read the tip. #U18Worlds pic.twitter.com/knbV5JQb0O
— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) April 19, 2019
Late in the opening period Team USA extends their lead on a goal from Alex Turcotte.
— Stars n’ Stripes Hockey (@StarsStripesHKY) April 19, 2019
It was a crazy sequence for Turcotte, he had multiple chances and finally put one home. #U18Worlds #NTDP pic.twitter.com/qamX8WhixC
Cole Caufield follows Jack Hughes in and, surprise, he makes it 1-0. It's Caufield's fourth goal of the tournament. #U18Worlds #NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/N9M74AVzM3
— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) April 19, 2019