2024 World Juniors | U.S. Wins Gold Medal With 6-2 Victory Over Sweden

The U.S. National Junior Team, behind goals from Isaac Howard, Gabe Perreault, Ryan Leonard, Rutger McGroarty and Zeev Buium, defeated Sweden, 6-2, in the gold-medal game of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship. It marks the sixth gold medal for the United States in the tournament all time.

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It is gold medal Friday at the world junior Championship Team USA looking to win gold medal number six here comes the shot kicked out rebound good opportunity and just whistled wide by osin real big stop by Augustine kicks one into the rebound Lane but look how well he recovers moves

It ahead drop pass shot just stopped in front it rolls around on the crease and kept out by Augustine shot there by L Americans won the goal in 2021 here’s a long pass through trying to break through backand and it goes under the pads Finley breaking right

Through the middle of the sweds defense just ran out of real estate The Islander draft pick just a little disappointed it’s going to be a penalty on team Sweden Team USA try to get in the offensive zone Casey to the corner all the way back Smith’s going to get a look

Tries a shot pass and a goal perau in front deflected home home and the American strike first it’s one nothing Casey with a tremendous move at the line just to gain it then the US goes to work great look by Smith picks up his eyes

Sees he’s got pero on the front of the net perog Go’s right down the Post Lane puts the stick down doesn’t get too close to the goalie so he gives himself a little room beautiful and the US with a one- nothing lead is to take advantage

With the six on five hurkens battling to try to fight off a chance here and a deflection and a goal a good four checking shift by the sweds leads to a goal and we’re tied at one they get a puck back to the point and a tip in

Front and a five old goal Stenberg got a stick available behind the net ER is winded all the way around long stretch play here Comes Howard walking in back in and he scores Isaac Howard gives the Americans the lead and there they go as they break the tie and Howard with his

Just lights out speed comes to the front of it as to sneak the puck underneath the back Pat Eric’s buzzing around right now looking to get another brenley throws it back behind they try to squeeze it in front and they get a bounce and the Americans grab a two goal

Lead looks like it was Isaac Howard again dead angle goalie not squared off the back foot so Isaac Howard with his second of the game and the sweds will get an opportunity on the power play here sending pel across one timer and a goal laraki with the one timer and the sweds

Connect on the power play with just 5 seconds left in Period number two and it’s a one goal game here come the sweds again pass in front it’s dangerously near the cage would stop there another loose puck in front it’s up in the air now in the corner couple of opportunities for the

Sweds early around the US cage there’s a one timer and a goal see boo booya and Team USA regains the two goal lead boo just leans into it wow what a rocket boam extends the lead keep an eye on that Swedish net at some point

Down to here’s a chance and a goal it’s Leonard might have just put the dagger in him today it’s 52 just been a bull in a china shop this whole tournament size speed and good Puck control and he doesn’t waste any time with nice job by

Snaro gets it ahead look at the empty net Bingo ruer mcy slides it home and it’s 62 and the captain who has been terrific in this tournament seals the deal and this is going to do it on the 20th anniversary of Team USA’s first World Junior Gold Medal these Young

Americans bring home the goal for Team USA a sixth goal in their history at this tournament USA gold medal winners