- US upset heavily favored Canada 2-0 to win surprise title
- Spencer Knight (34 saves) records third shutout of event
Spencer Knight made 34 saves in yet another shutout and the United States upset Canada 2-0 on Tuesday night to win the world junior hockey championship.
Tournament MVP Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist, and Alex Turcotte also scored as the US won its first gold medal at the event since 2017.
CLEAR THAT BENCH! @usahockey #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/D0hpWgDjqb
@usahockey IS FIRST ON THE BOARD! @Turcotte__71 forces @HC_WJC to give up their first even-strength goal of the #WorldJuniors and USA is up 1-0.
@LAKings pic.twitter.com/YcWwZBy87G
Those @tzegras11 hands @usahockey up 2-0 over @HC_WJC #WorldJuniors @AnaheimDucks pic.twitter.com/Kmt2vwR5un
