At 12:45, Finland’s Rasmus Kumplainen deflected a shot from the point in front of the crease, giving Finland a 1–0 lead.
Will Smith (Lexington, Mass./Boston College, San Jose Sharks) was second early after Ryan Leonard (Amherst, Mass./Boston College/Washington Capitals) found him on a 2-on-1 Smith’s shot, which almost put the Americans on the board, missed the net.
At 12:10, the USA scored their first goal of the game on a power play. Smith handled the puck in the corner, passed to Seamus Casey (Fort Myers, Fla./University of Michigan/New Jersey Devils), and at that point sent a cross-ice feed to Jimmy Snageld (Chaska, Minn./University of Minnesota). Ta. / St. Louis Blues) scored a one-time goal from the top of the circle to cut the lead to 2-1.
Team USA tied the game just over four minutes later when Ryan Chesley (Mahtomedi, Minn./University of Minnesota/Washington Capitals) sent the puck into the corner from the point of Gabe Perreault (Hinsdale, Ill./Boston College/New York Rangers). I caught up. ), threaded a pass across the slot to Smith, leaving him with an empty net to bury the puck. The American team had 14 shots on net in midfield, limiting Finland to just three shots.
Finland went into a power play at 4:48 into the third period, but the Americans shut it out.
The United States had its second power play of the game with five minutes left in regulation time, with Gauthier firing a shot from inside the circle into the top corner, with Hutson and Brindley contributing assists.
Finland had a power play opportunity with 2:33 remaining, drawing the netminder on the man advantage for a 6-on-4 advantage. The U.S. penalty kill, led by Augustin who made a great toe save late in the game, remained solid and will send Team USA to the gold medal game tomorrow at 7:30 pm local/1:30 pm ET on NHL Network. is.
Augustin earned his seventh career World Junior win and made 19 saves.
Note: After the game, Team USA’s three players of the tournament were announced, including cutter gautier, Gavin Brindley and Lane Hutson … cutter gautier Named Player of the Game for the United States…USA defeated Finland 30-21…USA went 2-2 on the power play, Finland 0-2.