Sweden beats Finland 3-2 to take bronze medal at world juniors 2020.
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) — Samuel Fagemo scored again to help Sweden beat defending champion Finland 3-2 and take bronze at the world junior hockey championship on Sunday.
Sweden 3 - 2 Finland Scores.
SWEDEN: Samuel Fagemo, Rasmus Sandin and Linus Oberg, ----
FINLAND: Patrik Puistola (9m) and Matias Maccelli (20m)
Fagemo, the leading scorer of the tournament, scored his eighth goal to tie the game at 2 in the middle period before Linus Oberg netted the winner at Ostravar Arena in the eastern city of Ostrava.
Samuel Fagemo stepped up with a goal and an assist, and Rasmus Sandin and Linus Oberg, with the second-period winner, also scored for Sweden.
Rasmus Sandin also had a goal for Sweden with Fagemo adding an assist.
Patrik Puistola and Matias Maccelli had a goal each for Finland.
Canada will face Russia in the gold medal game later Sunday.
STATS
This was Sweden’s first bronze medal since Saskatoon 2010 under coach Par Marts. The Swedes now have six bronzes all-time. Monten, with four tries, now has another medal to go with 2018's silver in Buffalo.
Despite outshooting Sweden 34-26, the Finns failed to medal in consecutive years for the first time since they followed up 2001’s silver with three bronzes in a row.
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