Leafs prospects Danford and Johansson look to stay undefeated in World Juniors

"The biggest day of the World Juniors Group Stage almost always ends up being the finale on New Year's Eve, and it's no different this year. The Toronto Maple Leafs boast two prospects playing at this year's WJC, those being Canada's Ben Danford and Sweden's Victor Johansson, both of whom have helped their teams to undefeated records so far in the tournament's round-robin stage."

"Johansson and the Swedes will take on the Americans at 6pm EST at Grand Casino Arena in Minnesota. Both teams have identical 3-0-0-0 records thus far in the tournament. Storyline to watch: It's pretty simple, a win for either team in any fashion and they'll earn top spot in Group A, setting them up with a quarterfinal matchup against Group B's 4th seed."

The World Juniors Group Stage culminates on New Year's Eve with pivotal matchups. Toronto Maple Leafs prospects Ben Danford and Victor Johansson have helped Canada and Sweden remain unbeaten in round-robin play. Danford and Canada face Finland, while Johansson and Sweden face host USA for top spot in Group A. Sweden holds advantages in goal differential (+10 vs +5), power play (42.8% vs 18.2%) and penalty kill (88.9% vs 77.8%), though the USA has historically won seven of the last ten WJC meetings. Johansson has seen limited ice time, was a healthy scratch in the opener, and has no points in two games.

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