The third day of competitions at the Junior World Hockey Championship held in the USA has ended.

After defeating Denmark with a score of 6:2, the Finnish team also defeated Latvia with a score of 8:0. The Latvian team, which was only defeated by Canada in extra time, did not have the strength to cope with another strong opponent.

The Finnish team outscored its opponent with 41:7 (an anti-record at the World Championships – six shots per game).

Finnish hockey players lead the group with 6 points, while Latvia is in second place with one point.

Junior Hockey World Championship U-20. Group B

Finland – Latvia 8:0 (3:0, 2:0, 3:0)

Discs: 04:11 Hemming – 1:0, 14:19 Kukhta – 2:0, 19:16 Verstergaard – 3:0, 21:37 Hemming – 4:0, 34:06 Saareleinen – 5:0, 42:51 Versterinen – 6:0, 45:35 Ruohonen – 7:0, 50:31 Bolius – 8:0

Goalkeepers: Rimpinen – Vekvanag

The third day of matches in the elite league of the U-20 World Youth Hockey Championship has started.

The Swedish team, which started the tournament with a difficult victory against Slovakia, defeated the Swiss team with a score of 3-2 today. And again there were difficulties for one of the favorites.

The Swedes lost 1:2 but scored three goals in the third period to win.

While Sweden and the USA are leaders in the group with six points, Switzerland is in last place with two losses.

Junior Hockey World Championship U-20. Group A

Swedish – Switzerland 4:2 (1:1, 0:1, 3:0)

Discs: 00:53 Nilson (Salin, Valenius) – 1:0, 14:27 Weidacher – 1:1, 38:22 Steiner (Mooji) – 1:2, 40:57 Bjork (Frondell) – 2:2, 46:28 Pettersson (Danielsson, Nilsson) – 3:2, 59:13 Pettersson – 4:2

Goalkeepers: Harenstam – Neuenschwander

The NHL returned after the Christmas break and several derbies took place on the first day of play.

New York Islanders beat the Rangers with a score of 2:0 on their home ice, extending their streak to five and taking second place in their league behind Carolina.

Another battle between neighbors Florida and Tampa Bay ended 4:2 in favor of the Lightning. Both teams in the Atlantic Group are in the top 4.

Maple won the Canadian derby between Toronto and Ottawa 7:5, while forward Auston Matthews scored three points. That’s right, Toronto is still second to last in the East.

In the west, Calgary won its derby against Edmonton 3-2, but Oilers captain Connor McDavid scored in 12 straight games.

Among other results, we highlight San Jose’s victory over Vancouver 6:3 thanks to McClean Celebrini’s 20th goal of the season, as well as table leaders Colorado’s hard-fought victory over Vegas 6:5 in the penalty shootout.

Regular season in NHL

New York Islanders – New York Rangers 2:0

buffalo -Boston 4:1

toronto -Ottawa 7:5

in florida – Tampa Bay 2:4

New Jersey – washington 3:4 in overtime

Caroline -Detroit 5:2

winnipeg – Minnesota 3:4 in overtime

St.Louis -Nashville 3:2

Dallas – Chicago 3:4 in shootouts

Los Angeles -Anaheim 6:1

calgary -Edmonton 3:2

Vancouver – San José 3:6

Vegas- colorado 5:6 in shootouts