Late goal lifts Canada over Sweden in gold-medal game

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.