Russia has defeated Sweden in IIHF World Junior Championship semifinal action on Saturday, despite Sweden coming in with the best record during preliminary action.
With the thrilling overtime win, Russia will now advance to the gold medal game, taking on the winner of the Canada/Finland game, currently under way.
Canada is currently enjoying a 3-0 lead, midway through the first period against Fins, but with that said, it is still early and this Finland team has looked great throughout the tournament.
Should Canada hang on to the lead and secure the win, it would set up a Russia vs Canada grudge match.
As you may recall, the Russians put a historical beatdown on Canada during the preliminary round of the tournament, taking the last meeting with a 6-0 runaway score, which has seemingly lit a fire under the Canadians who have been dominant since the loss.
If Finland comes back and manages to oust Canada, the defending champs would then take on Russia for a chance to run it back and win back-to-back gold medals, while Canada would meet Sweden for the bronze.
The bronze and gold medal games will take place on Sunday.
-
-
