Canada will have a top seed when the medal round of the World Junior Championship kicks off next week in Buffalo.The Canadians locked up the top spot in their Group A table on Saturday night thanks to a dominant 8-0 victory over Denmark. With that top spot comes favorable seeding (and a likely first-round matchup with Switzerland) when the playoff round kicks off on Tuesday.The bounce-back win comes just one day after . Despite the disappointing lo s, the Canadians knew they were still in the Group A driver's seat with a cupcake matchup against the Danes to close out the preliminary round. All they needed to do was take of busine s on Saturday, and take care of busine s they did.As expected, it wasn't much of a contest, as Canada controlled most of the game and outshot Denmark 44-18 in the victory. Seven goal-scorers carried the load while made his second straight start in net, recording his Mats Zuccarello Kids Jersey first clean sheet of the tournament. Canada finishes the preliminary round 3-0-1 and will get to catch their breath and rest up tired legs for a few days until the playoff round begins. The rest of the preliminary round will close out on Sunday.Which NHL prospects came up big on Saturday? prospect had a three-point day -- including one hell of a highlight-reel goal -- against Switzerland on Saturday afternoon. The 19-year-old has great speed, hands and creativity with the puck on his stick, which is a big reason he went fifth overall in the 2017 draft. Petterson showed off Artemi Panarin Men Jersey that agility and elusivene s when he completely froze a Swi s defender on a rush, then tucked the puck past the netminder for the outstanding goal.It feels like Petter son has had a jaw-dropping highlight in every one of Sweden's prelim games, but this is certainly his best so far. Canucks Top Prospect Elias Petter son with a highlight-reel goal vs Switzerland at the World Juniors. Robert Sderlind (@HockeyWebCast) prospect (fifth-round selection in 2016) had a solid day for Finland and earned Player of the Game honors following their victory over Slovakia. This was one of his better sequences; he did a great job pre suring on the forecheck to win po se sion, then setting up in front of the net to get on the scorebaord. Finland out-battles Slovakia and Bruins prospect Joona Koppanen gets the goal Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn Ryan Strome Women Jersey ) prospect came up big on Saturday as well...unfortunately, it was for the opposing team. The Slovakian center won a draw cleanly in the third period and accidentally sent it straight into his own net. That own goal doubled Finland's lead and was a pretty demoralizing blow for the Slovaks. of Canada had a second consecutive game with a power play goal, and it came on this nice sequence against Denmark. Makar, a prospect, showed great composure by using a flip pa s to the point to escape pre sure in the corner, then received the ensuing pa s and found the back of the net with a great shot. Makar's ability to move the puck, execute smart plays and create offensive chances is a big reason why he went fourth overall to the Avs in 2017. Nice little sequence for Cale Makarnow has a power play goal in consecutive games Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) Four players from Team Canada got their first goal of the tournament on Saturday night -- (St. Louis ), Jeff Beukeboom Jersey ( ), ( ) and ( ). Howden had two goals and earned Player of the Game honors for Canada in their victory.What else happened in the preliminary round?Czech Republic held off Belarus for a 6-5 winSweden got four straight goals in the third period and beat Switzerland, 7-2Finland got five goals from five different players to beat Slovakia, 5-2What happens next in the World Juniors?Though Canada has officially locked up the top seed in Group A, the United States still has a big matchup against Finland on Sunday. The winner of that game will secure the second-place seed in Group A's table. Ru sia and Czech Republic will be also be fighting for seeding in Group B on Sunday. The second-place seeds will end up facing the opposing group's third-place seeds.The 2018 World James Patrick Men Jersey Juniors preliminary round concludes on Dec. 31 to set the stage for relegation in January, which precedes the medal round playoffs. Here's a complete rundown of the final prelim games on Sunday. Sunday, Dec. 31Czech Republic vs. Switzerland, 12 p.m. ( Network, TSN 1/3)Finland vs. United States, 4 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN 1/3)Denmark vs. Slovakia, 6 p.m. (TSN2)Sweden vs. Ru sia, 8 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN 1/3)