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Team USA Advances To The Semifinals Of The World Junior Championship

01/03/2018 at 8:11am EST

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Kieffer Bellows (Edina, Minn./Portland Winterhawks) scored twice and Joseph Woll (St. Louis, Mo./Boston College) made 27 saves to lead the U.S. National Junior Team past Russia, 4-2, tonight in its quarterfinal game of the 2018 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship here at KeyBank Center.

“What a terrific effort by our guys against a quality opponent,” said Bob Motzko, head coach of the 2018 U.S. National Junior Team. “We saw success in all facets of the game, from our special teams to our goaltending. We'll enjoy this tonight and tomorrow turn our attention to Sweden.”

Team USA (3-1-0-1/W-OTW-OTL-L) will face Sweden in the semifinals on Thursday (Jan. 4). The game is set for 4:00 p.m. ET at KeyBank Center with tickets available here. The contest will be broadcast live on NHL Network.

Watch the game highlights below...

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