Gold Medal Game: USA vs. Sweden
How to watch
Puck drop: 1:30 PM EST / 7:30 PM CEST
In Canada: TSN (English,) RDS (French)
In the United States: NHL Network
Live stream: TSN+, RDS Direct
Before the tournament began, it seemed that the rosters for the United States and Sweden were the strongest out of the 10 teams entered in the 2024 World Junior Hockey Championship. They had the best depth at all three positions, with no major question marks on either side. After 10 days and 27 games played, those two nations do indeed meet in the Gold Medal Game.
It’s fitting that the two teams that have produced the most goals are the ones to make it to the championship match; at the end of the day, that’s what Junior hockey is all about. The game features 12 of the top 18 point-producers in the tournament, which includes the two players tied for the goal-scoring lead, Sweden’s Jonathan Lekkerimäki and USA’s Gavin Brindley.
It also features the top two netminders by save percentage, so while there will be a lot chances, there will also be some amazing saves. Expect this one to be the game of the 2024 World Juniors, as a Gold Medal Game should be.
Team USA projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| #11 Oliver Moore |
#19 Cutter Gauthier |
#2 Rutger McGroarty |
| #22 Isaac Howard |
#91 Frank Nazar |
#4 Gavin Brindley |
| #34 Gabe Perreault |
#6 Will Smith |
#9 Ryan Leonard |
| #16 Quinn Finley |
#17 Danny Nelson |
#81 Jimmy Snuggerud |
| #27 Gavin Hayes |
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| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| #20 Lane Hutson |
#71 Ryan Chesley |
| #5 Drew Fortescue |
#25 Seamus Casey |
| #28 Zeev Buium |
#8 Sam Rinzel |
| #23 Eric Pohlkamp |
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| Starter |
Backup |
| #1 Trey Augustine |
#31 Jacob Fowler |
Team Sweden projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| #22 Anton Wahlberg |
#12 Noah Östlund |
#23 Jonathan Lekkerimäki |
| #20 Liam Öhgren |
#18 Filip Bystedt |
#27 Oskar Pettersson |
| #25 Otto Stenberg |
#15 David Edstrom |
#16 Felix Unger Sörum |
| #11 Isac Born |
#10 Fabian Wagner |
#21 Zeb Forsfjäll |
| #19 Rasmus Rudslätt |
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| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| #2 Elias Pettersson |
#5 Mattias Hävelid |
| #9 Theo Lindstein |
#24 Tom Willander |
| #3 Elias Salomonsson |
#4 Axel Sandin Pellikka |
| #6 Anton Johansson |
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| Starter |
Backup |
| #35 Hugo Hävelid |
#30 Melker Thelin |
