2021 World Junior Recap: Final

For the third consecutive game in the medal round at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship, Finland found themselves behind.
Russia scored the opening goal of the bronze medal game off the stick of Ilya Safonov 6:03 into the first period. However, just like every other game in the medal round, Finland didn't go away.
They scored the next four goals to take the lead and never looked back, earning a 4-1 victory, which means Jets prospects Ville Heinola and Henri Nikkanen will leave Edmonton, AB with a bronze medal.

Heinola and Nikkanen were held off the scoresheet in the bronze medal game. However, Heinola's play along the left side boards helped Finland keep possession just seconds before captain Anton Lundell tied the game for the Finns.

Just as he did in each game of the medal round, Heinola once again played a ton of minutes. Against Russia, he racked up 24:51 to go with six shots on goal. The 19-year-old finished the tournament named as one of Finland's Top 3 Players in the event, piling up four assists in seven games. The bronze medal is Heinola's second career medal at the World Juniors after he helped his country to a gold medal in 2019. To put a bow on his tournament, Heinola was named to the tournament all-star team.
As for Nikkanen, the 19-year-old finished his first World Junior Championship with two goals and an assist in seven games. His biggest goal came in the quarterfinal, when his second of the tournament helped start Finland's comeback from 2-0 down to Sweden.
USA 2, Canada 0
Cole Perfetti will also bring home a medal, it just won't be the colour he was hoping for.
Perfetti and Canada fell behind for the first time in the tournament when USA's Alex Turcotte opened the scoring in the gold medal game with 6:35 remaining in the opening period.
That goal stood as the game-winner, as Canada fell to USA 2-0.
Perfetti, who turned 19 on New Year's Day, had three shots on goal in the game and finished with 12:15 of ice time. He ended the tournament, his first World Juniors, with two goals and six points in seven games.
Trevor Zegras, who finished with the most points in the World Junior Tournament with 18 in just seven games, rounded out the scoring for the Americans 32 seconds into the middle frame.
Canada fired 33 shots at the American net, but Spencer Knight shut the door all night. The closest chance came when Canadian defenceman Bowen Byram rang a backhand off the post on a shorthanded rush.