Top scorers, equal numbers among things to watch in Canada-Sweden semifinal
MONTREAL — Five things to watch for in Canada’s semifinal against Sweden on Wednesday at the world junior championship:
BIG LINES
Some of the top scorers in the tournament are on display. Sweden’s Alexander Nylander has five goals and a tournament-best 11 points in five games. He’s flanked by Joel Eriksson Ek (five goals) and Carl Grundstrom (two goals) on Sweden’s top line. Canada counters with centre Dylan Strome, who is tied for third in scoring with two goals and six assists, with what has so far been a variety of linemates. The second lines feature Matt Barzal (three goals, four assists) for Canada and Rasmus Asplund (one goal, six assists) for Sweden.
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