Declan Farmer (Tampa, Fla.) opened the scoring 2:04 into the contest, burying a rebound for his 150th career tally, which ranks as the most goals all-time in team history.  With 5:31 to go in the opening frame, Farmer made it 2-0, weaving through several Czech defenders before blasting home a top shelf snipe.

While playing at four-on-four with a player in the box for each team, Jack Wallace (Franklin Lakes, N.J.) left a drop pass for Josh Pauls (Green Brook, N.J.), who collected the puck in the slot, and capitalized to give Team USA a 3-0 lead with 1:21 remaining. 

Evan Nichols (Haymarket, Va.) added to the tally with 5:40 to go in the second, deking from left to right to beat the goaltender to make it a 4-0 game. Just over two minutes later, Wallace found Malik Jones (Aurora, Colo.) out in front on a wraparound, and Jones buried Team USA’s fifth goal of the game. 

Goaltender Griffin LaMarre (Haverhill, Mass.) made two highlight-reel saves in the closing minutes of the second period, including a diving save to shut down a breakaway chance for Czechia.  

With 1:29 remaining in the middle frame, Michal Geier scored for Czechia to make it 5-1 heading into intermission. 

David Eustace (Stoneham, Mass.) picked up what would prove to be the final tally of the game with 4:29 to go in the contest to put the U.S. up 6-1.

NOTES: Declan Farmer was named U.S. Player of the Game… Team USA outshot Czechia 30-7… Team USA was 0-2 on the power play, while Czechia was 0-1.