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USA vs. Finland live score, updates, highlights from 2025 World Juniors gold medal game | Sporting News
The United States have never gone back-to-back at the World Juniors in the tournament’s history.
The 2025 team is one win away from doing just that.
A World Juniors champion will be crowned Sunday night in Ottawa, as Team USA faces off against Finland in the gold medal match. The Americans are looking to win their seventh World Juniors title and second in a row. Finland has hopes of winning the championship for the first time since 2019.
The United States punched its ticket to the final with a 4-1 win over Czechia in the semifinals. The Boston College duo of Ryan Leonard and Gabe Perreault shined once again on the big stage for the Americans, each potting a goal and an assist in the win.
LIVE: Watch the 2025 World Juniors on Fubo (U.S. only)
Standing in the United States’ way of back-to-back golds at the tournament is Finland. Benjamin Rautiainen’s overtime winner in the semifinals against Sweden sent the nation to the gold medal game, lifting Finland to the 4-3 win. The Finns are the only team to beat Team USA so far at the 2025 tournament. Tuomas Uronen was the hero for the nation in the group play match.
Will the World Juniors gold head to Finland for the first time in over five years? Or will the trophy stay with the United States?
The Sporting News is providing all the updates and highlights from the USA vs. Finland gold medal game at the 2025 World Juniors.
MORE: World Juniors standings, schedule, results
USA vs. Finland live score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | F | |
| USA | – | – | – | – | – |
| Finland | – | – | – | – | – |
USA vs. Finland final updates, highlights from 2025 World Juniors gold medal game
(All times Eastern)
First period
7:48 p.m.: Finland nearly capitalized on a defensive breakdown by the Americans, but Jesse Kiiskinen’s shot in alone on Trey Augustine was blocked away by the USA goaltender.
7:45 p.m.: The puck is down for the 2025 World Juniors gold medal game.
Pregame
7:34 p.m.: For the USA, the line to watch is the Boston College trio of Gabe Perreault (three goals, six assists), Ryan Leonard (five goals, three assists), and James Hagens (four goals, four points). The three have combined for 12 goals for David Carle’s crew. Finland’s stars have been the goaltender Petteri Rimpinen, and forwards Konsta Helenius (six assists) and Jeese Kiiskinen (five goals).
7:25 p.m.: Here are the lines for USA vs. Finland. It’ll be Trey Augustine in net for the United States, while Petteri Rimpinen will be in the Finnish crease.
Lines for USA vs. Finland. #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/SWoJ90Pm2V
— Steven Ellis (@SEllisHockey) January 5, 2025
7:18 p.m.: The only team to beat the Americans at the 2025 tournament has been the Finns. Finland put together one of its best efforts at the World Juniors, with Tuomas Uronen scoring the game-winning goal in the extra frame.
7:05 p.m.: Puck drop is now expected to be closer to 7:45 p.m. ET.
6:40 p.m.: With Czechia and Sweden just wrapping up the bronze medal, that very likely means there will be a slight delay before the gold medal match. Czechia won 3-2 in a shootout.
6:15 p.m.: The United States have never been to back-to-back gold medal games, let alone win two in a row. This 2025 USA team has a chance to do something special.
What channel is USA vs. Finland on today?
- TV channels: TSN (Canada) | NHL Network (United States)
- Live stream: TSN app (Canada) | Fubo (United States)
USA vs. Finland will air on TSN in Canada and NHL Network in the U.S.
Viewers can also stream the game on the TSN app in Canada and Fubo in the U.S.
USA vs. Finland start time
- Date: Sunday, Jan. 5
- Time: 7:30 p.m. ET | 4:30 p.m. PT
The USA vs. Finland final will start at 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, Jan. 5. The game is being played at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the home of the Senators.
The United States have a shot to go back-to-back for the first time ever at the World Juniors. Meanwhile, Finland is eyeing its first gold medal since 2019.
2025 World Juniors schedule
Thursday, Dec. 26
| Matchup | Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| Sweden 5, Slovakia 1 | FINAL |
| USA 10, Germany 4 | FINAL |
| Czechia 5, Switzerland 1 | FINAL |
| Canada 4, Finland 0 | FINAL |
Friday, Dec. 27
| Matchup | Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| Slovakia 2, Switzerland 1 | FINAL |
| Finland 3, Germany 1 | FINAL |
| Sweden 8, Kazakhstan 1 | FINAL |
| Latvia 3, Canada 2 (SO) | FINAL |
Saturday, Dec. 28
| Matchup | Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| Czechia 14, Kazakhstan 2 | FINAL |
| USA 5, Latvia 1 | FINAL |
Sunday, Dec. 29
| Matchup | Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| Sweden 7, Switzerland 5 | FINAL |
| Finland 4, USA 3 (OT) | FINAL |
| Czechia 4, Slovakia 2 | FINAL |
| Canada 3, Germany 0 | FINAL |
Monday, Dec. 30
| Matchup | Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| Slovakia 5, Kazakhstan 4 (OT) | FINAL |
| Latvia 4, Germany 3 (OT) | FINAL |
Tuesday, Dec. 31
| Matchup | Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| Switzerland 3, Kazakhstan 1 | FINAL |
| Finland 3, Latvia 0 | FINAL |
| Sweden 4, Czechia 2 | FINAL |
| USA 4, Canada 1 | FINAL |
Thursday, Jan. 2
| Matchup | Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| Germany 4, Kazakhstan 3 – Relegation Game | FINAL |
| Sweden 3, Latvia 2 – Quarterfinal | FINAL |
| USA 7, Switzerland 2 – Quarterfinal | FINAL |
| Finland 5, Slovakia 3 – Quarterfinal | FINAL |
| Czechia 4, Canada 3 – Quarterfinal | FINAL |
Saturday, Jan. 4
| Matchup | Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| Finland 4, Sweden 3 (OT) – Semifinal | FINAL |
| USA 4, Czechia 1 – Semifinal | FINAL |
Sunday, Jan. 5
| Matchup | Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| Czechia 3, Sweden 2 (SO) – Bronze Medal Game | FINAL |
| USA vs. Finland – Gold Medal Game | 7:30 p.m. |
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