Gold Medal Game: Canada vs. United States
How to watch
Puck drop: 9:30 PM EST / 6:30 PM PST
In Canada: TSN (English,) RDS (French)
In the United States: NHL Network
Live stream: TSN Direct, RDS Direct
You could call tonight’s championship tilt the latest chapter in the Canada-USA hockey rivalry.
It can also be seen a goalie battle, with the surprising Devon Levi and his tournament-leading .975 save percentage going up against Spencer Knight and his stellar performance to date.
Perhaps it’s the clash of elite sniping talent on the U.S. roster in the forms of Arthur Kaliyev and Cole Caufield going up against a full complement of speedy shutdown defenders looking to take away their space.
Or you’re looking forward to strong forward corps that have talent from top to bottom trying to one-up the other and find a weak point to take advantage of for an all-important go-ahead goal.
However you view the two teams and how they match up head-to-head, it’s been clear all tournament long that these are the two most complete rosters. Tonight, they play the game for as long as it takes to prove which is the best Junior nation in the world.
Team Canada projected lineup
Forwards
| Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
|---|---|---|
| #12 Jakob Pelletier | #17 Connor McMichael | #22 Dylan Cozens |
| #29 Jack Quinn | #15 Alex Newhook | #18 Peyton Krebs |
| #11 Cole Perfetti | #19 Quinton Byfield | #10 Dylan Holloway |
| #20 Dawson Mercer | #16 Ryan Suzuki | #26 Philip Tomasino |
| #9 Connor Zary |
Defencemen
| Left Defence | Right Defence |
|---|---|
| #4 Bowen Byram | #6 Jamie Drysdale |
| #5 Thomas Harley | #2 Braden Schneider |
| #21 Kaiden Guhle | #27 Justin Barron |
| #3 Kaedan Korczak |
Goaltenders
| Starter | Backup |
|---|---|
| #1 Devon Levi | #31 Dylan Garand |
Team USA projected lineup
Forwards
| Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
|---|---|---|
| #9 Trevor Zegras | #15 Alex Turcotte | #28 Arthur Kaliyev |
| #12 Matthew Boldy | #10 Matthew Beniers | #13 Cole Caufield |
| #21 Brett Berard | #25 John Farinacci | #24 Bobby Brink |
| #18 Brendan Brisson | #26 Landon Slaggert | #19 Patrick Moynihan |
| #22 Sam Colangelo |
Defencemen
| Left Defence | Right Defence |
|---|---|
| #8 Jake Sanderson | #2 Drew Helleson |
| #4 Cam York | #11 Brock Faber |
| #23 Ryan Johnson | #3 Henry Thrun |
| #5 Jackson LaCombe |
Goaltenders
| Starter | Backup |
|---|---|
| #30 Spencer Knight | #32 Dustin Wolf |
