US Outlasts Czechia in Shootout Victory at World Junior Hockey Championship

Isaac Howard scores opening and winning goals, while goalie Jacob Fowler steps up in absence of Trey Augustine.

Isaac Howard, a Michigan State sophomore, scored the opening goal and the clincher in a shootout, leading the United States to a 4-3 victory over Czechia at the World Junior Hockey Championship.
Jacob Fowler, a freshman goalie from Boston College, made 20 saves during the game and stopped six of seven shots in the shootout.
US goalie Trey Augustine missed the game due to illness, forcing Fowler to play back-to-back after Thursday's 11-3 win over Switzerland.
Next up for the Americans is a Sunday showdown for first place in Group B against unbeaten Slovakia, which routed Norway 8-4 earlier Friday.
Sweden remains unbeaten after a 2-0 win over Canada, not giving up a goal yet through three games, winning by a combined 13-0.