Follow along for live reaction, news, highlights and more from the World Junior Championship preliminary round game between USA and Canada.

The winner will clinch the top seed and a Thursday quarterfinal meeting against Switzerland, the bottom seed in Group B. The loser could drop to third place behind Finland. The defending champion USA beat Germany and Latvia and lost to Finland in overtime.

Danny Nelson scored the eventual game-winner in the third period and Trey Augustine made 38 saves, leading the United States to a 4-1 win over Canada and into the top spot in Group A at the world juni

And that string of undisciplined play cost the host country dearly on New Year's Eve at the world junior hockey championship. Danny Nelson scored the winner in the third period and Trey Augustine made 38 saves as the United States beat Canada 4-1 to take Group A.

The defending champion United States will face Switzerland in the quarterfinals of the world junior hockey championship. What to know about the game: