Canada advances to final with win over United States

Canada advanced to the final at the world championship in Latvia by defeating the United States 4-2 on Saturday.

The 26-time winners of the event will take on Finland - who topped Germany in its own semifinal clash - in the gold medal game on Sunday.

Canada got two goals from Andrew Mangiapane, one from Brandon Pirri, and an empty-netter from Justin Danforth to seal the deal. Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves in the victory.

The United States beat Canada 5-1 in preliminary-round play. Canada has rebounded drastically from an 0-3 start to the tournament.

The final is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. ET.