5 memorable Canada-U.S. moments at World Junior Championship

BUFFALO -- The rivalry between Canada and the United States at the IIHF World Junior Championship has been fueled by the recent success of the U.S. in winning a tournament once dominated by its northern neighbor.
Beginning with the 2010 WJC in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the United States has won the gold medal three times (2010, 2013, 2017), the most of any country during that eight-year span, as well as taking the bronze twice (2011, 2016). Canada has one gold medal (2015), won the silver three times (2010, 2011, 2017) and the bronze once (2012).

Canada leads the all-time series 29-3-2-8-3 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) since the teams first played in 1977, but the United States has won the past three games. The U.S. also has won three of four gold-medal games against Canada, including a 5-4 shootout victory in the 2017 tournament at Bell Centre in Montreal. The United States also defeated Canada in the championship game in 2004 and 2010.
The 46th game between the North American rivals, a Group A preliminary-round match, will be played outdoors at New Era Field on Friday (3 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN, RDS).

"The World Junior Championship is an event and you're trying to appeal to a mass audience, many who might not be your typical hockey fan. But they will watch any game related to Canada-USA, whether it's tiddlywinks, chess or hockey," NHL Network analyst Dave Starman said. "People see Canada-USA and will watch because it's their national team against our national team. We know we can put 20,000 indoors, but how about 50,000 outdoors to watch Canada-USA live in a World Junior game?
"The thought of exposing so many more people to this great rivalry at this event is pretty cool."
Here are five memorable moments in the Canada-U.S. rivalry at the World Junior Championship:

The Toews trifecta

Jan. 3, 2007 -- Semifinal Round
Canada 2, United States 1 (shootout)
Jonathan Toews (Chicago Blackhawks) went 3-for-3 against U.S. goalie Jeff Frazee in the shootout to help Canada advance to the gold medal game. Toews was picked to shoot third in the initial round of the tiebreaker and scored to give Canada a 2-1 edge, but defenseman Jack Johnson (Columbus Blue Jackets) tied it for the United States.
Because IIHF rules allow coaches to select any player to shoot after the first three rounds, including someone who was used previously, Toews was called upon twice more, in the fifth and seventh rounds, and scored each time. Canada won and advanced to the gold medal game when goalie Carey Price (Montreal Canadiens) made a save against
Peter Mueller
, who had matched Toews' goal in the fifth round.

Tavares sparks comeback

Dec. 31, 2008 -- Preliminary Round
Canada 7, United States 4
The United States opened a 3-0 lead 12 minutes into the first period before John Tavares (New York Islanders) scored two goals late in the period to ignite the crowd in Ottawa on New Year's Eve.
Canada battled back to take a 5-4 lead, and with 47 seconds remaining in the third period and U.S. goalie
Tom McCollum
pulled for an extra attacker, Tavares completed his hat trick into an empty net to put Canada into the semifinal round.

Carlson connects in overtime

Jan. 5, 2010 -- Gold Medal Game
United States 6, Canada 5 (OT)
Canada appeared to have all the momentum on its side after Jordan Eberle (New York Islanders) scored twice in the final three minutes of the third period to tie the game 5-5, much to the delight of the crowd in Saskatoon.
But the United States, which had replaced goalie Mike Lee with
Jack Campbell
in the second period after Lee allowed three goals on seven shots, would not be denied. Defenseman John Carlson (Washington Capitals) capitalized on a 2-on-1 break and beat Canada goalie Martin Jones (San Jose Sharks) for the victory 4:21 into overtime. Campbell stopped 32 of 34 shots in relief of Lee.
The win ended Canada's run of five straight gold medals.

Johnny Hockey strikes

Jan. 3, 2013 -- Semifinal Round
United States 5, Canada 1
Johnny Gaudreau (Calgary Flames) had nine points (seven goals, two assists) to help lead the United States to the gold medal in the 2013 WJC. His most memorable effort of that tournament came against Canada in the semifinal round when he scored two goals and had an assist to help the U.S. avenge a 2-1 loss to Canada in the preliminary round four days earlier.
The United States defeated Sweden 3-1 in the gold-medal game, and Russia defeated Canada in the bronze medal game, ending Canada's streak of 14 straight medals at the tournament.

Terry terrific

Jan. 5, 2017 -- Gold Medal Game
United States 5, Canada 4 (shootout)
The United States rallied from 2-0 and 4-2 deficits to tie the game before forward
Troy Terry
(Anaheim Ducks), who served as a fourth-line grinder, scored the only goal of a four-round shootout to give his team the win. It came less than 24 hours after Terry went 3-for-3 in an eight-round shootout to give the United States a 4-3 semifinal win against Russia.
The effort drew comparisons to Toews in 2007, and to Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie going 4-for-6 in the shootout against Russia goalie Sergei Bobrovsky in the preliminary round at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.