USA – Slovakia 10:2 (end) | Sweden – Finland 4:5 (1:2 after SO) | Czech Republic – Switzerland 4:2 (end)
Canada – Germany 6:3 (end)
after shootout (1:2)
Sweden
4:5 (0:2, 4:1, 0:1 - 0:0)
Finland
Sunday 31.12.2023, 14:30 • Scandinavium, Göteborg • World Junior Championship • Group A
     
    Game over. (17:26:53)
    Jani Nyman (FIN) - 4:5
     
    Finland has won after the penalty shoot-out.

    The winning goal scored by JANI NYMAN.
     
    5. series
    1:2
    Jani NYMAN scores.
     
    5. series
    1:1
    Liam ÖHGREN fails.
     
    4. series
    1:1
    Konsta HELENIUS scores.
     
    4. series
    1:0
    Noah ÖSTLUND fails.
     
    3. series
    1:0
    Jere LASSILA fails.
     
    3. series
    1:0
    Axel SANDIN-PELLIKKA fails.
     
    2. series
    1:0
    Lenni HÄMEENAHO fails.
     
    2. series
    1:0
    David EDSTROM fails.
     
    1. series
    1:0
    Kasper HALTTUNEN fails.
     
    1. series
    1:0
    Jonathan LEKKERIMÄKI scores.
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    65:00
    Overtime finished.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
    58:28 Jani Nyman (FIN) - 4:4
     
    58:28
    Goal for Team Finland!
    Scorer is JANI NYMAN. Assisted by Lenni Hämeenaho, Kasper Halttunen.
     
    53:44
    Penalty for Sweden:
    Elias Salomonsson – 2 min., high-sticking.
    State changes info
    Full live blog in the Czech language on onlajny.com
    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 24. Born (Östlund, Willander), 27. Lekkerimäki (Östlund, Sandin-Pellikka), 29. Lindstein (Unger Sörum, Stenberg), 35. Bystedt (Unger Sörum, M. Hävelid) – 13. Männistö (Halttunen, Keskinen), 19. Hämeenaho (Naukkarinen), 28. Halttunen (Keskinen, Kulonummi), 59. Nyman (Hämeenaho, Halttunen), dec. goal Nyman

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    1:0   Jonathan Lekkerimäki (SWE)
    1:0   Kasper Halttunen (FIN)
    2. series:
    1:0   David Edstrom (SWE)
    1:0   Lenni Hämeenaho (FIN)
    3. series:
    1:0   Axel Sandin-Pellikka (SWE)
    1:0   Jere Lassila (FIN)
    4. series:
    1:0   Noah Östlund (SWE)
    1:1   Konsta Helenius (FIN)
    5. series:
    1:1   Liam Öhgren (SWE)
    1:2   Jani Nyman (FIN)

    Sweden: Thelin (H. Hävelid) – Salomonsson, Sandin-Pellikka (A), Lindstein, Willander, E. Pettersson, M. Hävelid, Johansson – Öhgren (C), Bystedt, O. Pettersson (A) – Wahlberg, Östlund, Lekkerimäki – Stenberg, Edstrom, Unger Sörum – Born, F. Wagner, Forsfjäll – Rudslätt.
    Coach: Magnus Hävelid.
    Finland: Vali (Kokko) – Pulkkinen, Kulonummi, Pieniniemi, Salin (A), Kärki, Kangas, Väisänen – Naukkarinen, Lassila (C), Hämeenaho – Kaskimäki, Helenius, Nyman (A) – Männistö, Keskinen, Halttunen – Koskipirtti, Bau, Hemming – Kumpulainen.
    Coach: Lauri Mikkola.
    Referees: Hebeisen (SUI), Murray (CAN) – Konc (SVK), Schlegel (SUI).
    Attendance: 11 512