U17 Four Nations. Russia - USA - 3:0

In the concluding match of the Four Nations in Slovakia, the under 17 Russian national team defeated the USA 3:0 to finish in first place of the tournament standings.

Matvei Babenko, Nikita Telegin and Yegor Smirnov tallied the three goals, while solid goaltender Nikolai Nikulshin stopped all 33 American shots he faced.

As a consequence of this result, the US finished in second position.

Match protocol:

Russia U17 - USA U17 - 3:0 (1:0, 0:0, 2:0)

Goals:

1:0 Babenko (Leshchyov), 15.22
2:0 Telegin (Nizameev), 45.42
3:0 Smirnov (Velikov, Solovyov), 58.43

Goalkeepers: Nikulshin - Augustine

Shots on target: 29 - 33

Faceoffs: 26 - 24

Penalty minutes: 31 - 6

18.12.2021.