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TORONTO — Five things to watch as Canada begins the knockout phase at the world junior hockey championship with a quarter-final

in Bundespolitik 16.10.2018 07:36
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TORONTO — Five things to watch as Canada begins the knockout phase at the world junior hockey championship with a quarter-final game against Denmark on Friday:Back and forth: Zach Fucale will get the start in net for Canada after Eric Comrie faced the United States on Wednesday. Chris Pronger Jersey . Head coach Benoit Groulx has alternated his goalies since the start of the tournament, and that trend continues into the quarter-finals. Fucale earned victories against Slovakia and Finland while stopping a total 39-of-40 shots. His counterpart, Comrie, allowed three goals on 28 shots to the Americans after a 17-save shutout against Germany.Not much history: The Danes and Canadians have only met twice in the top tier of the world juniors. Canada won 4-1 in 2007-08, and 10-2 in 2011-12. The Danes finished in last place and were relegated on both occasions.Power play: The Canadians are firing on all cylinders with the man advantage. Groulxs men are a tournament-best 6-for-12 with the extra attacker. The Danes are a respectable 84 per cent on the penalty kill (good for fifth place in the tournament), but staying out of penalty trouble will be crucial for them.Shutdown defence: Blue-liners Darnell Nurse and Shea Theodore successfully shut down all top lines in Canadas preliminary play. Most notably, Nurse and Theodore limited the Americans first-liners to just one point last game. Expect the defensive pair to be as effective against Denmark.Danish revelation: Denmark is led by Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Oliver Bjorkstrand. The 19-year-old has four goals and an assist through four games. Bjorkstrand scored twice in regulation time and once more in the shootout to give Denmark a 4-3 win over Switzerland this week — the first ever world junior victory for the country. Luke Opilka Jersey . Jamies number grades given are out of five, with five being the best mark. 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