BC’s James Hagens scores twice, US beats Slovakia 6-5 in world junior hockey

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Boston College forward James Hagens scored in a 1:03 span late in the second period and early in the third and the United States overcame a two-goal deficit to beat Slovakia 6-5 on Monday night in the world junior hockey championship.

Hagens, drafted seventh overall by the Boston Bruins this summer, tied it at 4 with 45 seconds left in the second, then gave the Americans the lead 18 seconds into the third.

“It lets us learn about what type of team we have,” Hagens said.