BC’s Stiga scores on overtime breakaway to give USA its second consecutive world junior title, 4-3 over Finland

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Teddy Stiga scored on a breakaway at 8:04 of 3-on-3 overtime to give the United States a 4-3 victory over Finland on Sunday night at the world junior hockey championship.

The Boston College winger received a forward pass from Denver’s Zeev Buium and beat goalie Petteri Rimpinen through the leg pads to end the game.

The Americans avenged a 4-3 overtime loss to Finland in the pool match, overcoming a two-goal deficit in the second period to win their second straight title and seventh overall.

Boston University teammates Brandon Svoboda and Cole Hutson scored late in the second period to tie the score. Svoboda reduced the score to 3-2 with 2:22 remaining deflected shotand hutson fired a shot in the wrist from the slot he beat Rimpinen with 29 seconds left.

Michigan State’s Trey Augustine made 20 saves.

Tuomas Uronen gave Finland a 2-1 lead with 6:57 left in the first period, 59 seconds after Boston College’s James Hagens tied the score for the United States. Emil Pieniniemi made it 3-1 at 4:52 of the second.

Jesse Kiiskinen opened the scoring at 7:13.

In it game for third placeEduard Sale scored in the 14th round of a penalty shootout to give Czechia a 3-2 victory over Sweden on Sunday in the third-place game at the world junior hockey championship. The Czech captain beat Marcus Gidlof on his fifth attempt (and 28th between the teams) with a backhand move.

The 2006 tournament will be held in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.