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2016 World Junior Championship Day Three Recap: Canada Gets First Win, Sweden Drops USA And Finland Blows 3-1 Lead

Canada gets its first win of the tournament whilst Sweden drops the USA and Russia uses special teams to beat Finland.

Day three of the 2016 World Junior Championship saw four heavyweights face off against each other. The Americans faced Sweden whilst the hosts Finland played Russia.

It was a busy day with four games being played throughout the day.

Slovakia 0 - Czech Republic 2

The game between these two neighbouring rivals was a close affair for over half an hour. However it was David Pastrnak who blew the game open.

The Boston Bruins prospect got a powerplay goal in one of his first games back after sustaining a fractured foot earlier this year.