BUFFALO -- The United States completed a two-goal, third period comeback with a 4-3 shootout win against Canada in a Group A preliminary round game of the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship at New Era Field on Friday.
A majority of the game, played at the home of the Buffalo Bills of the NFL, which set an attendance record for a WJC game with 44,592 fans, was played amid a heavy snowfall. The previous attendance record of 20,380 was set during the 2009 gold medal game between Canada and Sweden on Jan. 5, 2009, in Ottawa.
Kieffer Bellows and Brady Tkachuk scored in the shootout for the United States and goaltender Jake Oettinger didn't allow a goal.
Bellows (New York Islanders), Scott Perunovich (2018 NHL Draft eligible) and Tkachuk (2018 eligible) scored in regulation and Oettinger (Dallas Stars) made 19 saves.
The U.S. trailed 3-1 after the second period, but Perunovich and Tkachuk in a span of 34 seconds early in the third period to tie the game. Perunovich made it 3-2 on a power-play goal off a quick shot from the slot at 6:09, and Tkachuk scored after driving the front of the net at 6:43.
Bellows scored off a slap shot from between the circles during a 5-on-3 power play 16:27 into the second to get the United States within 2-1. Katchouk extended the lead to 3-1 when he deflected in a shot by Jake Bean (Carolina Hurricanes) at 17:39.
Makar scored a power-play goal off a shot from the right point to give Canada a 1-0 lead in the first period at 4:13, before Dube made is 2-0 on another power-play goal off a wrist shot from the right circle at 15:17.
The win was the fourth straight by the United States (1-1-0-1) against Canada at the WJC, although Canada leads the all-time series, 29-3-3-8 with three ties. The U.S. won 5-4 in a shootout against Canada in the gold medal game of the 2017 WJC at Bell Centre in Montreal.
Cale Makar (Colorado Avalanche), Dillon Dube (Calgary Flames) and Boris Katchouk (Tampa Bay Lightning) scored and goalie Carter Hart (Philadelphia Flyers) made 32 saves for Canada (2-0-1-0).
Canada remained in first place in the Group A preliminary round stage with seven points, and the United States second with five points. Each country has one game remaining in the preliminary-round prior to the medal round. Canada plays Denmark on Saturday, and the U.S. plays Finland on Sunday.
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