Stars defensive prospect Joseph Cecconi and the United States will play against Canada for the gold medal at the World Junior Championship after a 4-3 shootout win against Russia in the semifinals.
Stars forward prospect Denis Gurianov was the player of the game for Russia after scoring twice in regulation and then twice in the shootout.
Gurianov’s scored on a rebound in the first period, then tied the game at 3-3 when he scored on a breakaway.
— GIF Grand Maester (@myregularface) January 4, 2017
Guryanov ties the game 3-3 in the 3rd pic.twitter.com/5yhOs4UnoD
— GIF Grand Maester (@myregularface) January 4, 2017
Gurianov was the only Russian to score the shootout, firing home a pair of wrist shots.
Stars prospect Fredrik Karlstrom and Sweden lost to Canada in the second semifinal 5-2. Karlstrom has just seven shifts for 3 minutes, 39 seconds of ice time.
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