A valiant comeback by the United States turned into a lead that got away.
Team USA battled back to erase a 2-0 deficit against Canada, but couldn’t hold on to a 3-2 second-period lead. Two unanswered goals by the Canadians sealed a 4-3 semifinal loss for the U.S. at the IIHF World Championship in Moscow on Saturday.
Keith Kinkaid made 23 saves and David Warsofsky notched his first goal of the tournament for the U.S., which will face host Russia for bronze on Sunday.
The United States, which has won bronze in two of the last three years, is looking to capture medals in back-to-back world championships for the first time since 1949 and 1950 (bronze, silver).