In what was undoubtedly the best game of the tournament, North America edged Sweden in overtime, but the Swedes clinched Group B with the loser point.
North America got off to an incredibly quick start, as Auston Matthews scored just thirty seconds into the game. It won’t be the last time the Toronto faithful cheer his name, and Matthews nearly blew the roof off of the Air Canada Centre.
1:05 later, Vincent Trocheck doubled the North Americans’ lead, finishing off a beautiful Shayne Gostisbehere pass that froze the Swedish defense. Johnny Gaudreau drew a penalty shot shortly after, but fired his shot high and wide.