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USA Hockey vs Finland World Juniors Score 2025 Gold Medal Game Highlights – FloHockey

Ryan Leonard and the Team USA world juniors hockey team punched their tickets to the gold medal game of the 2025 World Juniors after defeating Czechia in the semifinals on Saturday, January 4. 

The Americans had a chance to secure back-to-back championships if they could defeat the one team that gave them trouble earlier in the tournament—five-time World Juniors gold medalist Finland—and they did.

Finland defeated USA 3-4 in overtime on December 29 in the preliminary round of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championships.

En route to the gold medal game, Finland’s lone loss in this year’s tournament was a routing by Canada, shutting out the Finns 0-4. They would move on toppling Sweden in the semifinals and Slovakia in the quarterfinals to earn their spot at the top.

Team USA and Finland took the ice one last time at the 2025 World Juniors in competition for the gold medal. This time, USA walked away with the win, earning the gold. Read the game recap below.

USA Hockey Beats Finland For Gold, 4-3 Final Score In Overtime

Read the game recap, scoring updates, and watch highlights of the Team USA vs. Finland World Juniors gold medal game on Jan. 5.

Nashville Predator Prospect Teddy Stiga Scores Game Winner In Overtime For Gold

USA’s Teddy Stiga scored the game winner against Finland after 9 minutes of overtime, making a great move to defeat Rimpinen in net for the first time since the second period. It was his first goal of the 2025 IIHF World Juniors tournament.

He made a quick move, receiving a pass from Zeev Buium to his backhand with speed and pressuring the net, before pulling the puck back to his forehand to sling it at the five-hole.

Scoring Summary

  • 1st Period
    • PPG – Jesse Kiiskinen, USA 0-1 FIN
      • Emil Hemming
      • Topias Hynninen
    • James Hagens, USA 1-1 FIN
      • Ryan Leonard
      • Gabe Perreault
    • Tuomas Uronen, USA 1-2 FIN
      • Arttu Alasiurua
      • Emil Hemming
  • 2nd Period
    • Emil Pieniniemi, USA 1-3 FIN
      • Heikki Ruohonen
      • Jesse Nurmi
    • Brandon Svoboda, USA 2-3 FIN
    • Cole Hutson, USA 3-3 FIN
  • 3rd Period
  • Overtime

Scoring Leaders

  • Emil Hemming – 2 assists
  • Zeev Buium – 2 assists

Shots On Goal

  • USA Total: 40 SOG
  • Finland Total: 24 SOG
  • Emil Hemming – 3 SOG, 2 assists
  • Ryan Leonard – 7 SOG, 2 assists

Saves

  • Petteri Rimpinen – 36 saves, .900 SV%
  • Trey Augustine – 21 saves, .870 SV%

Overtime Is Here: Extra Hockey For USA vs Finland Gold Medal Match

Stay tuned for updates on 3-on-3 hockey for the gold medal at the 2025 IIHF World Juniors.

End Of Regulation: 3-On-3 Is Next

It was a scoreless third period for the two teams as they try to piece together enough to get it past these two star goalies. After a short 15-minute intermission, we’ll be back with a 20 minute overtime period of three-on-three hockey until the gold medal-winning goal is scored.

Scoring Leaders

  • Emil Hemming – 2 assists
  • Cole Hutson – 1 goal, 1 assist

Shots On Goal

  • USA Total: 23 SOG
  • Finland Total: 17 SOG
  • Emil Hemming – 3 SOG, 2 assists
  • Ryan Leonard – 6 SOG, 2 assists

Saves

  • Petteri Rimpinen – 31 saves, .910 SV%
  • Trey Augustine – 19 saves, .860 SV%

Last 5 World Juniors Winners

Game Enters Final Minutes Of Regulation Time, USA Surges

Cole Hutson IS The Free Bird

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— FloHockey (@FloHockey) January 6, 2025

Final Period In Gold Medal Game Has Started

It’s time for history to be made tonight in Ottawa at the Canadian Tire Centre.

USA Catches Up Late In Second

Heading into the final period of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championships, USA caught Finland from a two-goal deficit in the final minutes of the second period.

Scoring Leaders

  • Emil Hemming – 2 assists
  • Cole Hutson – 1 goal, 1 assist

Shots On Goal

  • USA Total: 23 SOG
  • Finland Total: 17 SOG
  • Emil Hemming – 3 SOG
  • Zeev Buium – 3 SOG

Saves

  • Petteri Rimpinen – 20 saves, .860 SV%
  • Trey Augustine – 17 saves, .820 SV%

Cole Hutson Ties It Up For Team USA! – 2nd 0:29

Defenseman Cole Hutson scored for USA with assists from Ryan Leonard and Zeev Buium to swing the momentum fully in the Americans’ favor heading into the second intermission after the lucky bounce goal.

Two goals for USA in under two minutes to bring the game back within reach heading into the third.

Puck Luck Brings USA Within One Of Finland – 2nd 3:22

After what has been a very back-and-forth second period, Brandon Svoboda scored for the United States thanks to a shot that bounced off of Finnish defender Daniel Nieminen’s arm and past goalie Petteri Rimpinen.

Pieniniemi Makes It A Two-Goal Lead For Finland – 2nd 16:52

Emil Pieniniemi, the Pittsburgh Penguins draft pick, gave the Finns a two-goal lead, making it 3-1 over USA just over three minutes into the second period. Heikki Ruohonen and Jesse Nurmi were credited with the assists.

Second Period Underway

USA and Finland started the second 20-minute period of their gold medal game in the IIHF World Junior Championship.

Finland Leads USA In Gold Medal Game After First Period

The Americans were left with an uphill climb after the first twenty minutes of the gold medal match-up against Finland in the 2025 WJC final game.

Scoring Leaders

  • Emil Hemming – 2 assists
  • James Hagens – 1 goal

Shots On Goal

  • USA Total: 8 SOG
  • Finland Total: 13 SOG
  • Emil Hemming – 3 SOG
  • James Hagens – 2 SOG

Saves

  • Petteri Rimpinen – 7 saves, .870 SV%
  • Trey Augustine – 11 saves, .840 SV%

Matching Penalties Send Leonard And Halttunen To The Box – 1st 4:01

The two got tied up as USA entered Finland’s zone. The two teams stayed at even strength.

Finland Sneaks One Past Augustine – 1st 6:57

Finland strikes back right away after the tying goal from USA. Tuomas Uronen took the puck into the USA zone solo and made a quick move to the outside to score the go-ahead goal.

James Hagens Ties It Up For USA – 1st 7:49

After Finland has been hemming in Team USA for a majority of the first period, USA was able to turn up the pressure and get James Hagens into position to get the puck in the net on a second chance off of the rebound.

Finland’s Kiiskinen Breaks The Seal On The Power Play

Finland’s Jesse Kiiskinen ripped it past Trey Augustine to score the first goal of the game and make it six games in a row that he has scored. Leonard was called for interference while Halttunen was called for diving/embellishment.

Finland Goes On First Power Play

Team USA’s Plante was called for hooking to force the first penalty kill for USA in this gold medal game. Finland has the 8th best power play unit of the tournament while USA is the 4th best penalty kill.

Puck Drop Is Next: USA vs Finland Gold Medal Game

The last two remaining teams in the 2025 World Juniors are ready to battle it out for the gold medal in Ottawa. Stay tuned for live updates and goal highlights.

While You Wait: Minnesota Wild Prospect Zeev Buium And Team USA Continue Chase For Repeat World Juniors Gold

Start Time Likely To Be Delayed

After an extended bronze medal match-up between Sweden and Czechia went to more than 14 rounds of shootout attempts, the gold medal game’s puck drop is likely to be delayed. We are uncertain of exact timing but are hearing it will likely start around 7:45 p.m. ET.

Finland By The Numbers Going Into Gold Medal Game

  • Record: 4-1-0-1
  • Goals For: 19 (4th)
  • Goals Against: 14 (3rd)
  • Power Play Efficiency: 4-for-22 | 18.2% (8th)
  • Penalty Kill Efficiency: 19-for-21 | 90.5% (2nd)
  • Team Save Percentage: .935 (1st)

USA By The Numbers Going Into Gold-Medal Game

  • Record: 5-0-1-0
  • Goals For: 33 (1st)
  • Goals Against: 13 (2nd)
  • Power Play Efficiency: 9-for-25 | 36% (1st)
  • Penalty Kill Efficiency: 18-for-22 | 81.8% (4th)
  • Team Save Percentage: .927 (3rd)

While You Wait: Trey Augustine Becomes Team USA’s All-Time Wins Leader At World Juniors

Read a write-up from FloHockey’s Chris Peters about USA goalie Trey Augustine after a historic performance in this year’s tournament.

“With three wins at this year’s WJC, Augustine became USA Hockey’s all-time wins leader among goalies at the World Junior Championship. The Michigan State standout surpassed fellow Michigan native Jack Campbell for sole possession of first on the all-time wins list with the 11th of his career.”

Click here to read the full article.

Czechia Wins Bronze After 14-Round Shootout

Mike Hrabel and Eduard Sale delivered for Czechia fans after what felt like an endless shootout to bring the bronze medal home and hand Sweden fourth place in the 2025 World Juniors.

Eduard Sale took five attempts and was able to get it past Marcus Gidlof three times, one of which hit the post and the last of which won them the bronze.

Less Than 90 Minutes Til Puck Drop

Team USA Hockey World Juniors Lines Today vs Finland

Head Coach: David Carle

Line 1

  • Drew Fortescue, D
  • Zeev Buium, D
  • Gabe Perreault, F
  • James Hagens, F
  • Ryan Leonard, F

Line 2

  • Cole Hutson, D
  • Adam Kleber, D
  • Oliver Moore, F
  • Danny Nelson, F
  • Brodie Ziemer, F

Line 3

  • Colin Ralph, D
  • Logan Hensler, D
  • Trevor Connelly, F
  • Carey Terrance, F
  • Teddy Stiga, F

Line 4

  • Aram Minnetian, D
  • Austin Burnevik, F
  • Brandon Svoboda, F
  • Max Plante, F

Line 5

Goalies

  • Trey Augustine
  • Hampton Slukynsky

Finland World Juniors Lines Today vs USA

Head Coach: Lauri Mikkola

Line 1

  • Emil Pieniniemi, D
  • Aron Kiviharju, D
  • Topias Hynninen, F
  • Konsta Helenius, F
  • Benjamin Rautiainen, F

Line 2

  • Daniel Nieminen, D
  • Mitja Jokinen, D
  • Jesse Nurmi, F
  • Heikki Ruohonen, F
  • Jesse Kiistinen, F

Line 3

  • Veeti Vaisanen, D
  • Arttu Tuhkala, D
  • Rasmus Kumpulainen, F
  • Julius Miettinen, F
  • Kasper Halttunen, F

Line 4

  • Kalle Kangas, D
  • Emil Hemming, F
  • Arttu Alasiurua, F
  • Tuomas Uronen, F

Line 5

Goalies

  • Petteri Rimpenin
  • Kim Saarinen

How To Watch USA Hockey vs Finland Gold Medal Game At 2025 World Juniors

Team USA vs. Finland can be watched in the gold medal game on Jan. 5 at 7:30 p.m. ET NHL Network and TSN in the World Junior Championships.

The 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship will air on TSN and RDS television in Canada and be streamed on TSN+.

When Is The World Juniors Gold Medal Game, USA Hockey vs Finland?

The start time for Team USA vs Finland 2025 IIHF World Juniors championship game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET in Ottawa at the Canadian Tire Centre on Sunday, January 5.

2025 Full World Junior Championship Schedule

Sunday, Jan. 5

  • Bronze Medal game: Sweden vs Czechia, Canadian Tire Centre, 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Gold Medal game: USA vs Finland, Canadian Tire Centre, 7:30 p.m. ET

IIHF WJC Scores 2025 On Saturday, Jan. 4

Semifinals

  • Sweden 3 – 4 Finland (OT)
  • USA 4 – 1 Czechia

IIHF WJC Scores 2025 On Thursday, Jan. 2

Quarterfinals

  • Sweden 3 – 2 Latvia
  • USA 7 – 2 Switzerland
  • Finland 5 – 3 Slovakia
  • Czechia 4 – 3 Canada

IIHF WJC Scores 2025 On Tuesday, Dec. 31

Group A

Group B

  • Kazakhstan 1 – 3 Switzerland

IIHF WJC Scores 2025 On Monday, Dec. 30

Group A

  • Germany 3 – 4 Latvia (OT)

Group B

  • Slovakia 5 – 4 Kazakhstan (OT)

IIHF WJC Scores 2025 On Sunday, Dec. 29

Group A

  • USA 3 – 4 Finland (OT)
  • Canada 3 – 0 Germany

Group B

  • Switzerland 5 – 7 Sweden
  • Czechia 4 – 2 Slovakia

IIHF WJC Scores 2025 On Saturday, Dec. 28

Group A

Group B

  • Kazakhstan 2 – 14 Czechia

IIHF WJC Scores 2025 On Friday, Dec. 27

Group A

  • Germany 1 – 3 Finland
  • Latvia 3 – 2 Canada

Group B

  • Switzerland 1 – 2 Slovakia
  • Sweden 8 – 1 Kazakhstan

IIHF WJC Scores 2025 On Thursday, Dec. 26

Group A

  • USA 10 – 4 Germany
  • Finland 0 – 4 Canada

Group B

  • Slovakia 2 – 5 Sweden
  • Czechia 5 – 1 Switzerland

Follow FloHockey’s Coverage Of Team USA At The WJC

FloHockey is providing comprehensive editorial and video coverage of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship. With a team of content creators on site and leading WJC analyst Chris Peters providing stories and columns throughout the event, make FloHockey your home to learn more about the 2025 World Juniors. FloHockey will be following Team USA and Team Canada closely, while tracking the rest of the tournament on site. See all the stories here.

How To Watch The 2025 World Junior Championship

The 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship will air on TSN and RDS on television in Canada. The tournament will be streamed on TSN+ in Canada, as well. 

In the United States, NHL Network will be the television home of the World Junior Championship.

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