Canada2 – USA 1:5 (end) | Sweden2 – Russia 3:2 (after SO)
final
Canada2
1:5 (0:2, 0:2, 1:1)
USA
Thursday 03.01.2013, 09:00 • Arena Ufa, Ufa, Russian Federation • World Junior Championship
     
    Team USA stunned Team Canada today, and the hardest thing in sports is to win, when you're supposed to, Canada learned that today. McCabe and Gaudreau both found the net twice and Vesey scored one. The only goal for Canada came from Ty Rattie who picked his own rebound.

    Team USA will play either Sweden or Russia on Saturday, while Canada will play for the bronze against whoever loses that game. We'll be broadcasting the other semi-final game and both medal round games, so stay with us.

    Shots on goal: CAN 16 (34), USA 16 (42)
    Penalty minutes: CAN 16, USA 6 (12:27:33)
     
    This one is over, Team USA will play for the gold on Saturday. For the second time in a row, Canada will miss the gold medal game.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:38
    Seth Jones keeping the puck behind the net.
     
    59:00
    The last minute in the third period.
     
    58:50
    Danault gets called for kneeing, and this game should be over.
     
    58:43
    Sieloff's one timer was denied after he received a pass from behind the goal.
     
    58:14
    Grimaldi's shot was deflected from the right side.
     
    57:56
    A chance for the USA directly from the face-off, Binnington makes the save.
     
    57:56
    Canada back at full strength.
     
    57:12
    Ouellet on the breakaway, shot deflected from the blueline.
     
    55:41
    It seems Camara picked the penalty for high-sticking, Canada will now have a difficult job if they want to get anything out of this game.
     
    55:41
    Goal for Team USA!
    JOHN GAUDREAU received a pass by JT Miller and was on a breakaway alone with the goalie. Huge goal and this could be over.

    Assists: JT Miller.
     
    55:21
    Almost a goal for team Canada, shot by Nugent-Hopkins hit the post.
     
    54:41
    Trocheck got the puck back to the crease but there was no one to pick it up.
     
    54:07
    Sean Kuraly over the blueline, Americans on the attack.
     
    53:08
    Reilly was by himself against a US defender, Gibbson deflected his shot.
     
    52:21
    Murphy came right in time to prevent Huberdeau from taking a shot in front of Gibbson.
     
    51:54
    Team USA back on five on five.
     
    51:42
    Americans clear the puck, and soon will be at full strength.
    Commentary by

    Alan Ilijic

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 45. Rattie - 8. McCabe (Barber, Reilly), 17. McCabe (Trocheck, Grimaldi), 23. Gaudreau (McCabe), 33. Vesey (Gaudreau, Miller), 56. Gaudreau (Miller)

    Canada2: Subban (Binnington) - Rielly, Harrington, Murphy, Ouellet, Wotherspoon, Hamilton, Reinhart - Rattie, Nugent-Hopkins, Huberdeau, Camara, Lipon, Strome, Scheifele, Ritchie, Danault, Jenner, MacKinnon, McNeill, Drouin
    USA: Gibson (Gillies) -Jones, Murphy, Reilly, Trouba, Gostisbehere, McCabe, Sieloff - Kuraly, Miller, Lucia, Gaudreau, Galchenyuk, Barber, Bardreau, Pietila, Hartman, Biggs, Grimaldi, Trocheck, Vesey
    Referees: Massyd, Sjoqvist - Raming, Stano
    Attendance: 4781