World Junior Championship Odds + USA vs Canada Hockey Goalscorer Props

• 2025 IHF World Junior Championship odds for Tuesday night list the USA U20 team as a slight betting favorite (-115) against the Canadian U20 team.
• Anytime goal scorer odds offer +170 odds for five players, most notably USA team captain Ryan Leonard and Canadian phenom Gavin McKenna.
• Tuesday night’s 7.0-goal total has -125 odds to go under at hockey sportsbooks.

OTTAWA, Canada – The United States and Canada’s u20 hockey teams will meet on New Year’s Eve for a preliminary round matchup in the 2025 World Junior Championship. Although legal sports betting odds slightly favor USA at -115 odds to win, they’re underdogs on the puck line.

USA Vs Canada Hockey Betting Odds

Both talented squads have already taken a loss in the u20 WJC preliminary round, as Canada lost to Latvia in a shootout and the United States recently fell to Finland in overtime. Ironically, the United States crushed Latvia 5-1 and Canada blanked Finland 4-0, so the two teams enter Tuesday night’s game evenly matched as betting odds show.

The 7.0-goal total went under in all three Canadian preliminary round games with just two regulation goals allowed, but the United States are averaging six goals per game so far in the tournament. Finding the right goal scorers for the Americans is a more profitable way to bet on the highly-anticipated matchup north of the border.

Bet Ryan Leonard, Gavin McKenna’s Odds To Score A Goal

Five players lead hockey betting sites with +170 odds to score a goal at any time on Tuesday night, but Gavin McKenna and Ryan Leonard stand out amongst the rest. Leonard, 2023 eighth overall pick in the NHL Draft, is the USA team captain and expects to step up in the biggest game of the tournament against Canada.

Canada vs USA Anytime Goalscorer Odds

• Easton Cowan +170
• Gavin McKenna +170
• Ryan Leonard +170
• Gabe Perreault +170
• James Hagens +170
• Calum Ritchie +190
• Bradly Nadeau +190
• Brodie Ziemer +210
• Brayden Yager +250
• Luca Pinelli +250
• Tanner Howe +250
• Danny Nelson +240
• Carey Terrance +240
• Berkly Catton +280
• Jett Luchanko +280
• Trevor Connelly +325
• Brandon Svoboda +325
• Cole Eiserman +325
• Porter Martone +400
• Oliver Bonk +450

Leonard scored a flashy tap-in goal against Latvia and has three total points in three WJC games. On the other side, Gavin McKenna is the best bet to score at Canada sports betting sites with +170 odds.

The 17-year-old phenom is the projected first overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft after posting 20 points 10 goals, 10 assists) in last year’s U18 World Championship, the most ever by a 16 year old. He scored a goal in Canada’s opening win against Finland and is due to find the net against the United States.

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