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U.S. makes quarterfinals at world junior hockey championship

December 31, 2019 at 7:21AM
Cole Caufield, right, of the United States celebrated his game-winning goal with teammate K'Andre Miller during the 2020 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Group B match between the United States and Czech in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Monday.
Cole Caufield, right, of the United States celebrated his game-winning goal with teammate K'Andre Miller during the 2020 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Group B match between the United States and Czech in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Monday. (Brian Wicker — Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Cole Caufield scored in overtime to give the United States a 4-3 win over the Czech Republic at the world junior hockey championship on Monday and a spot in the quarterfinals.

Caufield one-timed a shot with 1:46 left in overtime for a win that puts the U.S. atop Group B with eight points, two points ahead of Canada.

Earlier, Canada bounced back from a big loss to Russia with a 4-1 victory over Germany and also booked a spot in the quarters.

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