Overview

• Team USA beat Sweden 5-3 in the final for its second-ever gold at the event, and Canada blanked Finland 3-0 for bronze.
• Sweden’s Marcus Nordmark led all scorers with 12 points, including a semifinal hat trick that tied the game and delivered the overtime winner against Finland.
• Blake Zielinski paced Team USA with four goals and nine points and drove the top line with Noah Davidson and Jack Hextall.
• Underage U.S. defenseman Levi Harper, a 2027-eligible, led blueliners in goals and produced at a point-per-game rate.
• For Canada, captain Keaton Verhoeff reinforced his top-prospect billing despite a rough semifinal, while Tynan Lawrence earned heavy PK and power-play usage from coach Mathieu Turcotte.