Anton Frondell scored the shootout winner as Sweden defeated Finland 4-3 to advance to the gold medal game at the World Junior Championship. Linus Eriksson, Ivar Stenberg, and Eddie Genborg scored regulation goals for Sweden. Finland fell behind by one goal three times in the contest but found the equalizer each time with markers from Atte Joki, Jasper Kuhta, and Joona Saarelainen.