Blackhawks at Worlds: Day Four

On day four of the IIHF World Championships, Blackhawks representatives were impactful once again. Check out all the highlights below.

United States defeats Finland, 3-2 (OT)

Alex DeBrincat set up Brady Skjei for a one-timer just 50 seconds into the game to give the Americans an early lead:

Alex DeBrincat with an assist not even a minute into the game! #Blackhawks #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/N3J9Q7njm6

— Four Feathers Podcast (@FourFeathersPod) May 13, 2019

After Dylan Larkin was rocked by a big hit, DeBrincat was right in the middle of the scrum:

Yeah, that's DeBrincat mixing it up in the middle there after the Finns delivered a big check to Larkin #Blackhawks #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/6cIkn4jCaC

— Four Feathers Podcast (@FourFeathersPod) May 13, 2019

Patrick Kane didn’t record a point, but a ref cam caught a pretty cool view of one of his shots on goal:

Cool ref cam view of Kane's shot from the right circle #Blackhawks #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/LaoiKT9aRo

— Four Feathers Podcast (@FourFeathersPod) May 13, 2019

Kane tried to roof a backhander past Vehvilainen in overtime to no avail:

At the end of his first overtime shift, Kane misses with a backhand bid #Blackhawks #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/wVHTfy1DRx

— Four Feathers Podcast (@FourFeathersPod) May 13, 2019

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Russia defeats Czech Republic, 3-0

Artem Anisimov didn’t record a point in the Russian victory. He was called for a roughing penalty in the third period, but the Czechs couldn’t convert on their power play:

Anisimov gets two for roughing here #Blachawks #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/NIM4FkUSMh

— Four Feathers Podcast (@FourFeathersPod) May 13, 2019

On the Czech side, Blackhawks forward prospect Dominik Kubalik had a quiet game. He has posted two goals, three assists, and a plus-five rating over three games in the tournament.

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Canada defeats Slovakia, 6-5

Dylan Strome almost tallied an assist on this power play opportunity, but Mark Stone jammed the puck into the side of the net:

Dylan Strome nearly had a power play assist here, but Stone sent it into the side of the net #Blackhawks #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/60b6FHpK1i

— Four Feathers Podcast (@FourFeathersPod) May 13, 2019

Mark Stone scored the game-winning power-play goal with just one second remaining in the third period. Dylan Strome didn’t record an assist on the play, but he provided the net-front presence:

Stone scores the go-ahead PPG for Canada with just one second remaining in regulation! Dylan Strome was lurking in front of the net #Blackhawks #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/Rqx1EfREej

— Four Feathers Podcast (@FourFeathersPod) May 13, 2019

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Sweden defeats Norway, 9-1

Andreas Martinsen was quiet for Norway, but Erik Gustafsson recorded an assist on this nice stretch pass:

Erik Gustafsson records a secondary assist on Sweden's fifth goal with this stretch pass #Blackhawks #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/DmTv3WQBTD

— Four Feathers Podcast (@FourFeathersPod) May 13, 2019

The Swedes were absolutely relentless in this one, as exemplified by Gustafsson getting heated at the end of the second period with an 8-0 lead:

Gustafsson getting heated with an 8-0 lead lmao #Blackhawks #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/QdxqZ9X0AI

— Four Feathers Podcast (@FourFeathersPod) May 13, 2019

Marcus Kruger went scoreless in this one, but he did have a redirect opportunity in the first period that sailed just inches wide of the left post.

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What’s Next?

Two of the four games tomorrow will feature Blackhawks players or prospects.

• 1:00 PM central time: Germany (F Dominik Kahun) vs. France
• 1:00 PM central time: Switzerland (F Philipp Kurashev) vs. Austria

Be sure to follow Four Feathers Podcast on Twitter for live updates!

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