Team Canada Wins an OT Thriller for Gold
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FrankieAugust 21, 2022 (9:18)
What more can we say. Wow. Talk about a huge win and just an unbelievable game. Have to Congratulate Team Canada on a huge win but also to all the teams who were a part of this tournament and experience. Playing junior hockey is a huge opportunity in a career.
Now let's get into this gold Medal game.
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Kent Johnson scored the golden goal in overtime as Team Canada wins gold at the 2022 men's world junior hockey championship in Edmonton following a 3-2 victory over Finland in the final
Full story: https://t.co/fMYIqGwBmD pic.twitter.com/SXeL3EjGhY� Hockey Night in Canada (@hockeynight) August 21, 2022
Team Canada was the clear favorite in this one. It took until the late stages of Saturday's gold-medal game, but Canada finally faced adversity at the World Junior Hockey Championship.
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Coming into the third, Canada held a 2-0 lead. Which in any other game, the stellar defense would totally shut down the opposing team and cruise to a victory. Team Finland had other plans. They roared back to tie the game in front of 13,000 strong. Team Finland launched 17 shots on net in the third and got goals from Aleksi Heimosalmi and Joakim Kemell to send the game to overtime.
The Canadians had plenty of chances to bury the Finns but went 0-for-6 on the power play in regulation.
After an insane save by McTavish, TEAM CANADA ARE YOUR WORLD JUNIORS 2022 CHAMPIONS! pic.twitter.com/Sycqg9ydOX� Odds Shark (@OddsShark) August 21, 2022
Now off to the Overtime, what a great way to end a game. McTavish's finest moment might not have been a goal or assist but clearing what looked to be a tournament-winning effort from Topi Niemela off the goal line just seconds before Johnson notched the deciding goal.
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