How to Watch Finland vs. USA: Stream 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship Gold Medal Match Live, TV Channel

Trey Augustine made 26 saves and captain Ryan Leonard gave the United States a two-goal lead with 4:27 remaining as the U.S. topped Czechia 4-1 in Saturday night’s semifinal. Gabe Perreault opened the scoring 3:14 into the game and Cole Eiserman had the eventual game-winner at 3:41 of the second. Leonard leads the team with five goals in the tournament while Perreault had three goals and a team-high nine points. In four games, Augustine has a 2.48 goals-against average and .924 save percentage.

Benjamin Rautiainen ended Saturday’s semifinal at 9:22 into overtime, sending Finland to a 4-3 victory over Sweden and into the gold-medal game. Arttu Alasiurua gave the Finns a 3-2 lead with 21 seconds left in the second period before Sweden got the equalizer in the third. Jesse Kiiskinen leads Finland with five goals in the tournament while Konsta Helenius has seven points, all assists. Goalie Petteri Rimpinen has a 2.12 GAA and .940 save percentage.

Finland handed the U.S. a 4-3 overtime loss on Dec. 29 during the group stage, outshooting the Americans 44-33 in the game. Tuomas Uronen ended it 1:46 into overtime after Brodie Ziemer tied the game for the United States early in the third period. The U.S. will medal for the third straight tournament while Finland lost the bronze-medal game last year and last medaled in 2022.

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