With the preliminary round complete, the World Junior Championship moves on to the medal round, with the quarterfinals set to take place on Jan. 2.
Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland and the Czech Republic have advanced out of Group A, while USA, Canada, Russia and Slovakia advance out of Group B.
Through the first round, here is a look at the top scorers at the event.
| PLAYER | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Nylander | SWE | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | RUS | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Dylan Strome | CAN | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Matt Barzal | CAN | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Clayton Keller | USA | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Taylor Raddysh | CAN | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Yegor Rykov | RUS | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Mikhail Vorobyov | RUS | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Colin White | USA | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | SWE | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Thomas Chabot | CAN | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Nico Hischier | SUI | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Carl Grundstrom | SWE | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Damien Riat | SUI | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | SUI | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
