All seven Blackhawks prospects at the World Junior Championship in British Columbia have advanced to the quarterfinal round, which begins Wednesday.
Russia took the top spot in Group A and will face Slovakia in the lone quarterfinal game without Chicago players.
Swiss center Philipp Kurashev (2018 fourth-rounder) is tied for the tournament lead in goals at five with Canada’s Max Comtois (Ducks). Both players have six points and are tied for second in the tournament in points behind Canada’s Morgan Frost (Flyers) and the United States’ Ryan Poehling (Canadiens).