Here are three takeaways to Slovakia's 5-2 loss to Sweden in the 2025 World Junior Championship opening game in Ottawa.

Sweden rode a hat trick from defenseman Axel Sandin Pellikka en route to a 5-2 win over Slovakia to open the 2025 WJC.

Konsta Helenius (Buffalo Sabres) had an assist for Finland (1-0-0-1), which rebounded after a 4-0 loss to Canada on Thursday.

While Axel Sandin-Pellikka grabbed the headlines with a four-point game, Tom Willander led Team Sweden in ice time.

Anton Wahlberg scored one of Sweden’s five-period goals and had another in the second in an 8-1 victory over Kazakhstan on Friday night in the world junior hockey championship.

Slovakia needed a result on Day 2 of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship and got one, while Sweden remained undefeated in ...

Axel Sandin Pellikka scored a hat trick as Sweden kicked off the 2025 world junior hockey championship with a 5-2 rout of ...

Axel Sandin Pellikka scored a natural hat trick as Sweden kicked off the tournament with a 5-2 rout of Slovakia.

After scoring a hat-trick in the opening game, the reigning World Junior Championship's top defender is poised for a massive ...