RAUMA, Finland – Joseph Woll (St. Louis, Mo.) made 20 saves but the U.S. National Under-18 Team was shut out by Russia, 3-0, today at the 2016 Under-18 Five Nations Tournament.
Russia opened the scoring at 12:16 of the first period on the power play. Team USA tested Vladislav Sukhachev 15 times in the frame but could not find the back of the net.
Two second-stanza tallies by the Russians, one scored with the man advantage, pushed the lead to three goals. The United States would total 27 shots on Sukhachev in the second and third periods in an effort to close the gap, but the Russian netminder would deny all chances and the U.S. fell, 3-0.
The U.S. National Under-18 Team looks to bounce back tomorrow (Feb. 12) when it faces Sweden. Game time is slated for 12 p.m. ET.
NOTES: The United States outshot Russia, 42-20 … The U.S. went 0-1 on the power play while Russia went 2-8 … The United States roster is made up entirely of members of the 2015-16 U.S. National Under-18 Team, part of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program based in Plymouth, Michigan. A complete roster can be found here … The U.S. is competing against teams from the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden in the round-robin tournament … The tournament website can be found here … Follow @USAHockeyNTDP and @USAHockeyScores on Twitter for tournament updates and join the conversation on social media by using the #5NationsU18 tag.
Team USA Schedule | 2016 Under-18 Five Nations Tournament
Feb. 11-14 | Rauma, Finland
Date Game Time (ET) / Result
Mon., Feb. 8 Finland* W, 3-2
Thurs., Feb. 11 Russia L, 3-0
Fri., Feb. 12 Sweden 12:00 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 13 Finland 7:00 a.m.
Sun., Feb. 14 Czech Republic 10:00 a.m.
*Pre-tournament game
