The preliminary round of the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship wrapped up on New Year’s Eve, setting the stage for the all-important elimination rounds.
Sweden and the United States were the big winners of the day, with the former continuing their perfect roll and the latter scoring a huge victory over the biggest rivals, Canada.
Let’s take a look at how it all went down.
Sweden 5, Czech Republic 2
Make that 40.
Sweden’s remarkable run during the preliminary rounds was extended on Saturday afternoon when the nation won their 40th consecutive preliminary-round game at the World Juniors.