Sergachev and his Russian teammates earned the bronze medal at the World Junior Hockey Championships on Thursday night at the Bell Centre with a 2-1 overtime victory over Sweden. The 18-year-old blue-liner was held off the scoresheet in his team's final game.
Denis Guryanov scored the bronze medal-clinching goal for Team Russia 31 seconds into overtime in the matinee medal round game.
United States 5 - Canada 4 (SO)
Things didn't turn out as planned for the Canadiens' other hopeful in action on Thursday night, Noah Juulsen, as Team Canada had to settle for the silver medal following a thrilling 5-4 shootout loss to Team USA at the Bell Centre.
The defenseman was held off the scoresheet during the game, but amassed two shots on goal. He finished the night with a minus-1 differential.
It was a particularly heartbreaking loss for Canada, who enjoyed a pair of two-goal leads during the game. Thomas Chabot, Jeremy Lauzon, Nicolas Roy, and Mathieu Joseph all scored for the Canadians in the silver-medal finish.
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