Guentzel and Team USA secured a spot in the championship game next Thursday with their regulation win. Team Canada is tied with Sweden and Finland—all with two standings points apiece—after Saturday’s regulation loss.
Canada plays Finland at 1 p.m. in Boston on Monday. Team USA will then face Sweden at 8 p.m.
Scoring summary
First period
CAN 1, USA 0
5:31 Connor McDavid (1) – Drew Doughty, Jordan Binnington
CAN 1, USA 1
10:15 Jake Guentzel – Jack Eichel
Shots on goal: CAN 8, USA 8
Second period
USA 2, CAN 1
13:33 Dylan Larkin (1) – Matt Boldy
Shots on goal: USA 10, CAN 10
Third period
USA 3, CAN 1
18:41 Guentzel (3) – Larkin, Brock Faber – EN
Total shots: CAN 26, USA 23
TBL Player Summary
- Jake Guentzel (USA): 2 goals, 20:35 TOI, 5 shots, +1, 2 PIMs.
- Anthony Cirelli (CAN): 13:40 TOI, 1 shot, 5 hits.
- Brandon Hagel (CAN): 13:52 TOI, 2 shots, 3 hits, 5 PIMs.
- Brayden Point (CAN): 16:36 TOI, 2 shots.
