2015 U20 World Championship. Russia falls short of gold in scintillating bout vs Canada

CANADA vs. RUSSIA – 5:4 (2:1, 3:3, 0:0)
Goals: Duclair (Domi), 1 (1:0); Paul (Point, Virtanen), 3 (2:0); Yudin (Golyshev, Barbashyov), 10 (2:1); McDavid (Morrissey), 26 (3:1); Domi, 28 (4:1); Reinhart (Domi), 33 (5:1); Barbashyov (Buchnevich, Yudin), 35 (5:2 – PP goal); Tolchinski (Goldobin, Valiev), 35 (5:3); Goldobin (Tolchinski, Kamenev), 38 (5:4 – PP goal).

Traktor assistant coach Anvar Gatiyatulin was a part of Team Russia coaching staff.

Goaltenders: Fucale – Shestyorkin, Sorokin.
Shots: 21 (12+5+4) – 30 (9+10+11).
PIM: 8 (0+8+0) – 2 (2+0+0).

IIHF U20 World Championship
December 26, 2014 – January 5, 2015
Montreal, Toronto (Canada)

Group A
Canada – 12 pts
USA – 8
Slovakia – 6
Finland – 4
Germany – 0

Group B
Sweden – 12 pts
Czech Republic – 5
Russia – 5
Denmark – 4
Switzerland – 3

Round robin

December 26
Denmark vs. Russia – 2:3 SO
Finland vs. USA – 1:2 SO
Sweden vs. Czech Republic – 5:2
Canada vs. Slovakia – 8:0

December 27
Denmark vs. Sweden – 1:5
Slovakia vs. Finland – 2:1
Czech Republic vs. Switzerland – 2:5

December 28
Switzerland vs. Russia – 0:7
USA vs. Germany – 6:0

December 29
Czech Republic vs. Denmark – 4:3 ОТ
USA vs. Slovakia – 3:0
Sweden vs. Russia – 3:2
Finland vs. Canada – 1:4

December 30
Switzerland vs. Denmark – 3:4 SO
Slovakia vs. Germany – 5:2

December 31
Switzerland vs. Sweden – 1:5
Canada vs. USA – 5:3
Russia vs. Czech Republic – 1:4
Germany vs. Finland – 0:2

Playoff round

January 2
Ninth place game. Switzerland vs. Germany – 5:2
1/4. USA vs. Russia – 2:3
1/4. Sweden vs. Finland – 6:3
1/4. Czech Republic vs. Slovakia – 0:3
1/4. Canada vs. Denmark – 8:0

January 3
Switzerland vs. Germany – 5:2

January 4
SF1. Sweden vs. Russia – 4:1
SF2. Canada vs. Slovakia – 5:1

January 5
Bronze medal game. Sweden vs. Slovakia – 2:4
Gold medal game. Russia vs. Canada – 4:5

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