Wild prospect Jordan Greenway scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the United States held off Switzerland for a 3-2 victory in a quarterfinal match Monday at the world junior hockey championship.
U.S. edges Switzerland in quarters
January 3, 2017 at 5:04AM
Jeremy Bracco added a goal and assist, Wild prospect Luke Kunin scored and Tyler Parsons made 19 saves for the Americans, who will face Russia in a semifinal Wednesday at the Bell Centre in Montreal. The Americans topped the Russians 3-2 in the preliminary round.
"We're fortunate enough to be moving on," Bracco said.
Greenway finished with a goal and an assist following a three-point outing vs. Canada.
Also in Toronto, Wild prospect Kirill Kaprizov scored twice as Russia beat Denmark 4-0. Kaprizov passed Sweden's Alex Nylander for the lead in points (10) at the under-20 tournament.
In Montreal, Tim Soderlund and Wild prospect Joel Eriksson Ek each scored twice as Sweden beat Slovakia 8-3.
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Alex Ovechkin scored three goals Sunday night to continue his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's career record, and former Golden Knight Logan Thompson saved 40 shots in his first game back at T-Mobile Arena as the Washington Capitals beat Vegas 5-2.
