"Hagens and Zellers left their fingerprints all over Team USA's 6-5 comeback win over Slovakia at Grand Casino Arena. Hagens - the seventh-overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft - earned Player of the Game after scoring two goals in the span of 1:03 of game action. Hagens' first tally of the tournament tied the game at 4-4 with 45 seconds to go in the second period, with his second giving the Americans a 5-4 advantage just 18 seconds into the third."
"Zellers - acquired by Boston from Colorado in the Charlie Coyle trade last March - scored the eventual game-winning tally 4:34 into the third period. Zellers, once considered a roster-bubble candidate on Team USA, has been a force throughout the tournament. The 2025 USHL Player of the Year has scored four goals and two assists through three games, with all three of Zellers' tallies standing as game-winners. Hagens has two goals and two assists over that same stretch."
James Hagens and Will Zellers were instrumental in Team USA's 6-5 comeback victory over Slovakia at the IIHF World Junior Championship in St. Paul. Hagens, the seventh-overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, scored two goals within 1:03 and earned Player of the Game after tying the game late in the second and giving the lead early in the third. Zellers scored the eventual game-winner 4:34 into the third and has four goals and two assists through three games, with each of his goals serving as game-winners. Hagens has two goals and two assists. The performances offer optimism amid Boston's NHL struggles and a thin prospect pool.
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