Leonard scored the fifth goal. After the goal, he went into the stands with the Swedish fans and gave them a kiss.
At the end of the first period, Gabe Perrault opened the scoring, giving the Stars and Stripes the advantage. At the start of the second half, Otto Stenberg restored balance to the score. But then Isaac Howard scored a double. Before the break, Jonathan Lekkerimäki managed to come back from a goal down, but the hosts did not have enough strength to do more.
In the third period, the American team scored three more times. Ziv Buyum, Ryan Leonard and Rutger McGroarty scored.
Athletistic broadcast the match live.
Previously, Team USA won the World Junior Championships in 2004, 2010, 2013, 2017 and 2021. Additionally, Americans have won silver medals twice and bronze medals seven times.
Source: Sport
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