The USA won gold and defeated Canada 5-4 (1-0) in the shootout to win the 2017 World Junior Hockey Championship. It marks their fourth ever WJC and third in the last eight years. Follow along to TSN.ca's live Game Day Blog for all the reaction, highlights and tweets from the gold medal game.

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USA wins the 2017 World Junior Hockey Championship in a shootout over Canada to win gold.

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Shootout is underway

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Gold medal will be decided by a shootout. Overtime solves nothing. 

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Overtime is underway. 

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After 60 minutes, the game is going to overtime. 

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It's the USA again, ties the game up for the second time. 4-4.

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USA quickly responds. 4-3.

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Canada adds another, 4-2

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Canada takes the lead, 3-2.

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The third period is underway. 

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After two periods, the score is tied 2-2.

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USA ties the game, 2-2.

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USA cuts Canada's lead to just one. 2-1 Canada.

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The second period is underway.

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At the end of the first period, Canada leads 2-0. 

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Canada adds another 2-0.

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Canada takes an early lead 1-0.

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World Junior Notes:

Team that scored first is 19-7 (both teams that scored 1st in SF lost)
14 of the 26 games had at least 2G leads entering 3rd pd
3 games tied entering 3rd pd
9 games 1G lead entering 3rd Pd (both SF games, USA led and won, CAN led and won)

CANADA

Scored first in 3 of 6GP (3-0)
6GF/6GA in 1st pd (3GF vs LAT), 3GP 0G in 1st pd including vs USA
Last gold 2015, Last silver 2011

USA

Scored first in 5 of 6GP (5-0)
Outscored opponent 9-4 in 1st pd
Only game in which they trailed was vs RUS(SF)
Last gold 2013, Last silver 1997

CANADA vs USA

Twice Meeting Same WJC
Year    CAN Result Game 1-2

2017    L-?
2013    W-L
2010    W-L*
2007    W-W
2000    T-W
1997    T-W*

*Gold Medal Game

Canada vs USA Gold Medal Games

Year    Winner

2015    CAN
2010    USA
2004    USA
1997    CAN

Canada vs USA - 8PM

USA beat CAN 3-1 in prelim rd. Last time met twice in same WJC was 2013 (split)

CAN 6th in 2016:

one medal in previous 4 WJC, Gold in 2015.
leads WJC in GF 31. 9/29 PP(2nd), 22/25 on PK (2nd), .889 team sv% (7th)
Strome (3G, 7A), last 2GP Hart has stopped 51 of 53 shots|

USA Bronze in 2016:

2 medals past 5 years, gold in 2013
8/27 PP(3rd), 15/20 PK(6th), .922 team sv% (4th)
Keller (3G, 7A)