World Juniors: Hughes caps American 3-2 rally over Russia in pre-tournament game
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Jack Hughes scored with 28.3 seconds left to play as the United States rallied past Russia 3-2 on Thursday in a pre-tournament game ahead of the world junior hockey championship.
Jason Robertson and Oliver Wahlstrom also scored in the third period as the Americans reeled off three unanswered goals.
Alexander Alexeyev and Kirill Marchenko built a 2-0 lead for Russia by the midway point of the second period.
Hughes took a pass from Joel Farabee in front of the crease and backhanded it beneath Russian goalie Danil Tarasov Tarasov for the game-winning goal.