Slovakia won a thrilling game against Kazakhstan in overtime at the world junior hockey championship.
Maxim Strbak scored 2:55 into overtime to lead Slovakia to a 5-4 win over Kazakhstan on Monday at the world junior hockey championship. Slovakia held a 4-2 lead with less than five minutes remaining in regulation and Kazakh forward Asanali Sarkenov was assessed a 5-minute major and a game misconduct for cross-checking Slovak forward Frantisek Dej. Kazakhstan scored twice while short-handed, sending the game into overtime.
Davlat Nurkenov scored at 16:37 of the third period and Kirill Lyapunov tied it with just 29 seconds left. Dalibor Dvorsky and Juraj Pekarcik each scored twice for Slovakia, which twice held a three-goal lead. Goaltender Samuel Urban allowed four goals on 17 shots. Sarkenov and Artur Gross also scored for Kazakhstan. Vladimir Nikitin, a prospect with the Ottawa Senators, made 37 saves, including four in OT, for Kazakhstan
HOCKEY WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP SLOVAKIA KAZAKHSTAN OVERTIME
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