OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Colorado Avalanche draftee Justus Annunen is turning heads at the world junior hockey championships. And he turned away the United States on Thursday.
Annunen, the 64th overall pick of the 2018 draft, piled up 30 saves to help defending-champion Finland advance to the semifinals with a 1-0 victory over the U.S. in Thursday’s quarterfinal.
Joonas Oden put the Finns ahead late with a goal, while the 19-year-old Avs prospect did his thing in net.
In a rematch of last year’s final, Oden broke the deadlock on a power play 4:23 into the final period, one-timing a shot from the slot past goaltender Spencer Knight at Werk Arena in Trinec.