The first day of the 2017 World Junior Hockey Championship had been an entertaining one, with three good games (despite some lopsided scores) leading up to a marquee matchup between age-old rivals Canada and Russia.
The final game on Boxing Day was no exception, and the two teams came out ready to play, trading chances back and forth in the opening few minutes.
Russia was the first team to have their level of play taper off slightly, and that allowed Canada to take control of the match. The home side got rewarded right away, when a poor read by Russian centre Kirill Belyayev allowed Tyson Jost to get into open space right in the slot.