Sharks prospect Sasha Chmelevski scored a goal and an assist in the third period, but the United States fell short of a gold medal-winning comeback against Finland at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship on Saturday. Finnish forward Kaapo Kakko scored the game-winning goal with 1:32 remaining in the third period.
Chmelevski was named the Americans' player of the game. In addition to his two points, he led the game with six shots on goal.
The Americans trailed by two goals with just 14 minutes left in the third, after Otto Latvala doubled Finland's lead. 61 seconds later, Chmelevski kick-started the Americans' comeback.