United States forward Casey Mittelstadt didn't get the gold medal he wanted, but he was named tournament MVP, as voted by members of the World Junior Championship media. The Buffalo Sabres draft pick finished the tournament with four goals and seven assists.

Mittelstadt was also the top forward of the tournament, and named to the tournament all-star team:

Directorate Awards

Gustavsson finished the tournament with a .924 save percentage and a 1.81 GAA.

Dahlin, nearly a lock to be the top pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, had six assists and 25 shots on goal in the tournament.

All-Star team

Makar led all defensemen with three goals from the back end, and finished tied with Czech defender Libor Hajek with eight points.

Zadina, who, like Dahlin, is still draft eligible, finished tied for second in the tournament with seven goals. Only Bellows, who potted nine goals, scored more.

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Nobody likes coming in second, but this is a little bit much.

New York Rangers first-round draft pick Lias Andersson was obviously unimpressed with the second-place silver medal he received following his team's 3-1 loss to Team Canada on Friday night.

After receiving the medal at center ice, Andersson proceeded to remove it and throw it into the first row of fans in disgust.

Sweden's captain, however, got his medal back despite his best efforts to rid himself of the hardware.

Looks like there won't be a silver lining for Lias.

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Tyler Steenbergen tipped home a beautiful pass from Conor Timmins with less than two minutes left in regulation to help Canada defeat Sweden in the gold-medal game of the World Junior Hockey Championship.

Steenbergen played sparingly throughout the tournament, primarily being used as Canada's 13th forward, but his first goal wound up being the biggest.

Goaltender Carter Hart was tremendous, as the Canadians were outshot by the Swedes 36-28. With his eighth victory, he tied Stephane Fiset and Jimmy Waite for the most career wins in Team Canada world junior history.

The game was tightly contested. After a scoreless first period, Dillon Dube roofed the game's first goal past Swedish goalie Filip Gustavsson after a slick pass from Jordan Kyrou.

The Swedes didn't take long to answer back, though, as Tim Soderlund ripped one off the post and in for a sensational shorthanded goal midway through the second.

Just when everyone in the rink was gearing up for overtime, Steenbergen notched the winner, despite playing 7:16 in the game. Alex Formenton added an empty-netter to put the icing on the cake.

The win marked Canada's second gold medal in the last four years, while Sweden's struggles in the medal round continued, despite its historic success in the preliminary round.

The Swedes' heartbreak was summed up in one moment. During the medal presentation, captain Lias Andersson took off his silver medal and threw it into the stands.

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It wasn't the medal it was looking for, but Team USA still skated away from the 2018 World Junior Championship with some hardware, beating the Czech Republic in convincing fashion 9-3 on Friday night in Buffalo, N.Y.

The Americans dominated the game from puck drop, getting stellar solo performances from Trent Frederic (four goals) and Kieffer Bellows (two goals, one assist).

The Czechs were outmatched at both ends of the ice, managing only three garbage-time goals late in the third period to pull the game within six.

Bellows, a New York Islanders first-round pick, broke the record held by Jeremy Roenick for most goals by an American at a single world junior tournament with his nine tallies in seven games.

The U.S. earned a world junior medal for the third consecutive year, while the Czechs finished in fourth place - their best showing since earning Bronze in 2005.

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Have yourself a tournament, Kieffer Bellows.

With his second goal of the bronze-medal game Friday against the Czech Republic, Bellows passed Jeremy Roenick for the most goals scored by an American at a single World Junior Championship with nine.

Roenick's record stood since 1989, when he notched eight at the tournament held in Anchorage, Ala.

JR responded with a tweet, giving Bellows his stamp of approval.

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The best way for Sweden to defeat Canada in Friday's gold-medal game? Stay out of the box.

Canada's power play has been operating at a remarkable rate thus far in the tournament. They've scored 13 goals in 23 opportunities with the man advantage - good for an astonishing 56.5 percent.

While the average NHL power play is obviously operating in completely different circumstances, for comparison's sake, it's been successful just 19.1 percent of the time this season.

Matchups against softer opponents such as Slovakia, Denmark, and Switzerland have aided Canada's numbers, but the power play has also clicked in tougher matchups. The team scored one power-play goal against Finland, two against the United States, and three against Czech Republic.

Ottawa Senators prospect Drake Batherson has led the way with four power-play goals, while Colorado Avalanche fourth overall pick Cale Makar has proven to be an exceptional quarterback for the unit.

The Swedes have taken the second-most minor penalties in the tournament, and will need to be more disciplined if they hope to capture their first gold medal since 2012.

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Calgary Flames coach Glen Gulutzan was a little displeased with his group at practice Friday.

Coming off of a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, the Flames appeared to be taking things a little too lightly the following day, and that didn't sit well with the bench boss.

He certainly wasn't shy in expressing that feeling to the squad.

As Gulutzan advised, we've checked the standings - Calgary currently sits three points outside of the final playoff position in the Western Conference.

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