(Edmonton) Isak Rosen had the game-changing goal as Sweden beat the Czechs 3-1 to claim bronze at the World Junior Hockey Championship on Saturday.
Posted at 7:33 p.m.
Sweden’s Fabian Lysell scored at 14:22 in the first period, before a Michael Gut equalizer on the power play at 13:30 of the middle period.
Rosen replied less than two minutes later, then Linus Sojodin completed with four minutes remaining in the third period.
Jesper Wallstedt made 27 saves in a winning cause and Tomas Suchanek blocked 20 shots in the Czech net.
Later Saturday, Canada (6-0-0) will face Finland (5-1-0) in the final. During the preliminary round, the maple leaf won 6-3 against the Finns.
Canada have been crowned 18 times at the tournament, most recently in 2020.
Finland have triumphed in the final on five occasions, including 2019, when the event was held in Vancouver and Victoria.