BUFFALO NY - JANUARY 05: Maxim Kitsyn #13 Yevgeni Kuznetsov #25 and Vladimir Tarasenko #10 of Russia celebrate Tarasenko's goal to tie the game at 3-3 with Canada during the 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship Gold medal game between Canada and Russia on January 5 2011 in Buffalo New York. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)
The United States will advance to the 2013 World Junior Championships, after their 12-2 rout over Latvia. Nick Bjugstad had a fantastic night, scoring five points (3G/2A) off sevenshots and had a plus-five. Kyle Rau helped the United States out with three points (1G/2A) on five shots and plus-one. Connor Brickley did not play. The Americans last game will be tomorrow against Switzerland at 5:00 pm EST. Both teams will be playing for pride as both will advance to the 2013 World Junior Championships next season.
In a dramatic game between two rivals, Finland lost 3-2 to Sweden in the shootout. Joonas Donskoi had zero points on four shots, and finished with a natural plus-minus. Ending the night was Russia's 6-5 defeat of Canada. Yaroslav Kosov and Quinton Howden were both scoreless, while Jonathan Huberdeau had an assist and 22 penalty minutes, missing most of the third period for a ten minute misconduct. The gold medal game between Sweden and Russia will be at 8:00 pm EST, with the bronze medal game being at 3:30 pm EST between Canada and Finland.
Click the jump for standings and stats for Florida's prospects in the tournament.
| Player | Nation | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | Canada | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 |
| Nick Bjugstad | United States | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle Rau | United States | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Joonas Donskoi | Finland | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Yaroslav Kosov | Russia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Quinton Howden | Canada | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Connor Brickley | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
Relegation round
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| Denmark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| Latvia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
Note: Wins in regulation are worth three points, overtime wins are two points and over-time losses are worth one point.
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