{"id":177418,"date":"2023-01-05T03:43:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T03:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/bedard-sparks-rally-as-canada-eliminates-us-at-world-juniors\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T03:43:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T03:43:01","slug":"bedard-sparks-rally-as-canada-eliminates-us-at-world-juniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/bedard-sparks-rally-as-canada-eliminates-us-at-world-juniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Bedard sparks rally as Canada eliminates US at world juniors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Connor Bedard scored in the second period, igniting a rally and electrifying a hungry home crowd, as Canada defeated the United States 6-2 in the semifinals of the world junior championship Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Team Canada will play host to the Czech Republic in the tournament’s title game Thursday.<\/p>\n

Bedard, 17, the tournament’s leading scorer and the likely No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NHL Draft, scored at 11:49 of the second period, with assists from Ethan Del Mastro and Joshua Roy, cutting a 2-0 Team USA lead in half and turning the momentum over to the hosts.<\/p>\n

Logan Stankoven, Adam Fantilli and Roy also scored as Team Canada swarmed American goaltender Trey Augustine in the second period. In an 11-minute span of the stanza, Team USA went from up 2-0 to trailing 4-2. In the third period, Brandt Clarke scored to push Canada’s lead to 5-2, before Roy added an empty-net tally.<\/p>\n