Of Red Wings-related note from the World Junior Championship in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta on Monday, December 27th:
Eemil Viro finished at +1 with 3 shots in 17:21 played as Finland won 7-1 over Austria;
Jan Bednar stopped 30 of 32 shots as the Czechs lost 2-1 in overtime to Germany;
And Theodor Niederbach scored the 1-0 goal, finishing at +1 with 2 shots in 12:39 played, and Simon Edvinsson finished even with 2 minor penalties taken in 20:24 played as Sweden won 3-0 over Slovakia.
Niederbach opens the scoring, 1-0 Sweden against Slovakia #LGRW pic.twitter.com/IqNwztOvWe
— IcehockeyGifs (@IcehockeyG) December 28, 2021
GOAL?: @Trekronorse draws first blood!
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) December 28, 2021
Theodor Niederbach fires it home and gives his side the 1-0 lead!#WorldJuniors #SWESVK pic.twitter.com/xOU42LTl5Y