RUSSIA 2, USA 1
HELSINKI -- Yegor Korshkov scored the game-winning goal and had an assist as Russia advanced to the gold-medal game of the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship with a 2-1 win against the United States on Monday.
Russia will face host Finland in the gold-medal game Tuesday (1:30 p.m. ET; NHLN). Finland advanced to the final by defeating Sweden 2-1 in a semifinal earlier Monday.
FINLAND 2, SWEDEN 1
Antti Kalapudas scored the winning goal Monday as host Finland advanced to the gold-medal game.
Kalapudas scored on a second-period power play to send Finland to its second WJC championship game in three years. Finland beat host Sweden 3-2 in the 2014 gold-medal game.
"The important thing is we were good defensively today," Finland forward Roope Hintz (Dallas Stars) told The Hockey News. "A couple of games we've given up five goals and lost. So this was
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