OTTAWA, Ontario — (AP) — Teddy Stiga scored on a breakaway at 8:04 of 3-on-3 overtime to give the United States a 4-3 victory over Finland on Sunday night in the world junior hockey championship game.
The Boston College winger — a healthy scratch at the start of the tournament — collected a forward pass from Denver’s Zeev Buium and beat goalie Petteri Rimpinen through the leg pads to end it.
“You got to find a role,” Stiga said. “Trying to do what I could do best to help the team win. It wasn’t always points and scoring. Being able to top it off with one there was pretty cool.”
The Americans avenged a 4-3 overtime loss to Finland in group play, overcoming a two-goal deficit in the second period to win their second straight title and seventh overall.
“Dynasty … it’s sick,” said Ryan Leonard, the U.S. captain from BC who was the tournament MVP. “There’s no better feeling. We …