With a trip to the Gold Medal Game against Canada on the line, the United States clashed with Finland in the second semi-final game of the day. The Finns were riding a huge wave after Roni Hirvonen shocked the Swedes with a game winning goal in the quarterfinals with with 25 seconds left on the clock. Led by Anton Lundell and Topi Niemela, the Finns slowly found their legs across the tournament, forcing their way into medal contention.
The Americans were led by arguably the tournament MVP in Trevor Zegras, whose 15 points were leading the tournament heading into the semi-finals.