Nolan Foote notches goal as Canada downs Germany at World Juniors

Nolan Foote (Kelowna, B.C./Kelowna, WHL), Liam Foudy (Scarborough, Ont./London, OHL) and Ty Dellandrea (Port Perry, Ont./Flint, OHL) posted a goal and an assist each, leading Canada’s National Junior Team to a 4-1 win over Germany on Monday at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship.

“It was a challenging game, but the guys really stepped up with people playing different roles tonight. The fan support is amazing. It’s fun to see so many Canadian jerseys here,” Foote said about the win and the atmosphere.

Goalin' Nolan did the thing 🚨 #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/u3A3UgsEPI

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The victory, the 14th in as many tries against Germany at the World Juniors, puts Canada in the driver’s seat in Group B – it can clinch top spot in the group with a win over the host Czechs in the preliminary-round finale Tuesday (1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT).

Joel Hofer (Winnipeg, Man./Portland, WHL) made 18 saves to record the win in his first international start, and came within 67 seconds of a shutout.

The Canadians came out with jump, outshooting Germany 12-7 in the first period, and Foote corralled a loose puck in the slot and rifled a quick shot under the bar 12 minutes in for a 1-0 lead.

Foudy doubled the advantage 12:24 into the second period, walking in off the blue-line and finding space through traffic and past German goaltender Hendrik Hane, and Calen Addison (Brandon, Man./Lethbridge, WHL) hammered in a point shot on a five-on-three just 1:37 after that to make it 3-0.

Hofer was at his best in the second period, making a left-pad stop off Dominik Bokk on a two-on-one and denying John Peterka with the glove on a shorthanded breakaway just seconds before the Addison goal.

Penalty trouble led to the lone German goal late in the third period; Yannik Valenti ripped a one-timer past Hofer on a two-man advantage.

Dellandrea capped the scoring into an empty net with 10 seconds to go.