Sweden got goals from Buffalo Sabres draftees Isak Rosen and Linus Sjodin on Saturday in a 3-1 win over Czechia that gave the Swedes a victory in the bronze medal game of the World Junior Championships in Edmonton.
Rosen, a first-round pick in 2021, snapped a 1-1 tie at 15:34 of the second period with this team-high fourth goal of the tournament. Sjodin, a seventh-rounder last month in Montreal, gave the Swedes insurance with 3:26 to play.
Jiri Kulich, one of Buffalo's three first-round picks in July, did not have a point in the game for Czechia.
In the gold medal game, Canada won the tournament with a 3-2 overtime win over Finland on a goal by Columbus prospect Kent Johnson. There were no Sabres draft picks on either team.
And just like that, Isak Rosen off the faceoff puts @Trekronorse back on top!#WorldJuniors 🥉 #SWECZE pic.twitter.com/djoGaQazcp
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) August 20, 2022
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Linus Sjodin makes it 3-1 for @Trekronorse with just over 3 min to go in the third!#WorldJuniors #SWECZE pic.twitter.com/6II5hsjSPt
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) August 20, 2022
