World Junior Championship roundup: Nelson’s 2 goals help U.S. defeat Latvia
Kirill Lyapunov (2025 draft eligible) and Alexander Kim (2025 draft eligible) scored for Kazakhstan (0-0-0-2). Vladimir Nikitin (Ottawa Senators) made 17 saves on 26 shots. He was replaced during the first period by Jokhar Dudarkiyev (2025 draft eligible), who made five saves on 10 shots before Nikitin returned during the second.