On Tap: Day 2 of 2025 World Junior Championship | NHL.com

On Tap for Day 2

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Slovakia vs. Switzerland (1 p.m. ET) — Slovakia (0-0-0-1) will look to rebound following a 5-2 loss to Sweden in the World Juniors opener on Thursday. Dalibor Dvorsky (St. Louis Blues) and Daniel Alexander Jencko (2025 draft eligible) each scored for the Slovaks, who haven’t won a World Junior medal since a bronze in 2015. Switzerland (0-0-0-1), which avoided relegation last year with a win against Norway in the preliminary round, lost 5-1 to Czechia on Thursday. Leo Braillard (2025 draft eligible), who scored one goal in five games at the 2024 World Juniors, scored the only goal for his country in the opener. He has 12 goals in 24 games with Lethbridge of the Western Hockey League this season.