2017 U18 World Championship. Tough QF, but Russia advances

RUSSIA vs. SLOVAKIA – 3:2 OT (1:0, 0:2, 1:0)
Goals: Chekhovich (Svechnikov), 6 (1:0); Ruzicka (Liska, Balaz), 31 (1:1); Fafrak (Liska), 35 (1:2); Chekhovich (Svechnikov, Samorukov), 42 (2:2 – PP goal); Slepets (Koltygin, Samorukov), 69 (3:2).

2017 U18 World Championship
April 13-23, 2017
Poprad-Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia
Round robin final standings

Group А
Finland – 12 pts
Canada – 8 pts
Slovakia – 7 pts
Switzerland – 3 pts
Latvia – 0 pts

Group В
USA – 12 pts
Russia – 8 pts
Sweden – 6 pts
Czech Republic – 4 pts
Belarus – 0 pts

Round robin schedule and results*

April 13
Latvia vs. Canada – 1:4
Belarus vs. USA – 0:7
Slovakia vs. Finland – 4:5
Russia vs. Sweden – 3:1

April 14
Switzerland vs. Latvia – 4:0
Czech Republic vs. Belarus – 7:4

April 15
Finland vs. Switzerland – 5:1
USA vs. Russia – 5:4
Canada vs. Slovakia – 4:3 OT
Sweden vs. Czech Republic – 3:2

April 16
Latvia vs. Finland – 2:7
Belarus vs. Sweden – 2:3

April 17
Canada vs. Switzerland – 7:3
USA vs. Czech Republic – 5:2
Slovakia vs. Latvia – 4:0
Russia vs. Belarus – 4:1

April 18
Finland vs. Canada – 6:3
Sweden vs. USA – 1:5
Switzerland vs. Slovakia – 1:2
Czech Republic vs. Russia – 4:5 ОТ

Playoff round

April 20

Quarterfinals
Finland vs. Czech Republic – 6:5 OT
Canada vs. Sweden – 3:7
Russia vs. Slovakia – 3:2 OT
USA vs. Switzerland – 4:2

Relegation
Belarus vs. Latvia – 2:0

April 21
Relegation
Latvia vs. Belarus

April 22
Semifinals
Russia vs. Finland
USA vs. Sweden