World Juniors rundown Day 3: Sweden leans on Love Harenstam

ST. PAUL and MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Sweden has relied on goaltender Love Harenstam through two games, maybe more than it thought it would. With a high-powered group of skaters, including the likes of current and future NHL first-round picks Anton Fondell, Victor Eklund, Sascha Boumedienne, Ivar Stenberg and Viggo Bjork, the Swedes entered the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship with high expectations and lofty gold-medal aspirations. However, against Slovakia and Switzerland, two teams fighting to stay out of the relegation game, Sweden struggled to find a flow offensively. In Friday’s WJC opener, Sweden went into the intermission with a 2-1 lead over Slovakia. On Sunday, Sweden trailed...