OTTAWA – First place in Group A is on the line as North American rivals USA and Canada square off at the World Junior Championship on New Year’s Eve. Once a semi-annual tradition, the New Year’s Eve showdown between these two teams is back for the first time since 2016.
To help get you ready for the highly-anticipated matchup, here are the projected lines for each team ahead of Tuesday night’s game at the Canadian Tire Centre.
Keep in mind, these are lineup projections. The official lineups are not revealed until about an hour before the game. We will update this post once the lineups are final.
Cole Beaudoin (UTA) – Calum Ritchie (COL) – Easton Cowan (TOR)
Bradly Nadeau (CAR) – Brayden Yager (WPG) – Tanner Howe (PIT)
Gavin McKenna (2026) – Berkly Catton (SEA) – Luca Pinelli (CBJ)
Mathieu Cataford (VGK) – Jett Luchanko (PHI) – Ethan Gauthier (TBL)
Carson Rehkopf (SEA)
Tanner Molendyk (NSH) – Andrew Gibson (NSH)
Sam Dickinson (SJS) – Oliver Bonk (PHI)
Sawyer Mynio (VAN) – Caden Price (SEA)
Beau Akey (EDM)
Carter George (LAK)
Jack Ivankovic (2025)
Projected scratches: Porter Martone (2025), Matthew Schaefer (2025, injured), Carson Bjarnason (PHI)
Gabe Perreault (NYR) – James Hagens (2025) – Ryan Leonard (WSH)
Trevor Connelly (VGK) – Danny Nelson (NYI) – Cole Eiserman (NYI)
Teddy Stiga (NSH) – Oliver Moore (CHI) – Brodie Ziemer (BUF)
Austin Burnevik (ANA) – Carey Terrance (ANA) – Brandon Svoboda (SJS)
Max Plante (DET)
Drew Fortescue (NYR) – Zeev Buium (MIN)
Cole Hutson (WSH) – Adam Kleber (BUF)
Colin Ralph (STL) – Logan Hensler (2025)
Aram Minnetian (DAL)
Trey Augustine (DET)
Hampton Slukynsky (LAK)
Projected Scratches: Joey Willis (NSH), Paul Fischer (EDM), Sam Hillebrandt
Team USA vs. Team Canada will broadcast on Dec. 31 at 8:00 p.m. ET on NHL Network in the United States. The game will be broadcast live on TSN and CTV across Canada, while RDS will have the French-language broadcast of the game. TSN+ will also stream games in Canada.
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