EDMONTON, AB - DECEMBER 30: Artemi Knyazev #3 and Kirill Kirsanov #20 of Russia skate against Alexander Holtz #10 of Sweden during the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship at Rogers Place on December 30, 2020 in Edmonton, Canada. (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images)
Alexander Holtz was the best player in a World Juniors instant classic.
The World Junior Classis is always fun to watch but every now and again you get an instant classic. On Wednesday night, the game between Sweden and Russia was just that as Russia defeated Sweden in overtime. They snapped Sweden’s 54-game round robin winning streak on an overtime power-play goal that came with under ten seconds left before the shootout.