Canada advances to final with win over United States
by Sean O'Leary from on (#5JPNF)
Canada advanced to the final at the world championship in Latvia by defeating the United States 4-2 on Saturday.
The 26-time winners of the event will take on Finland - who topped Germany in its own semifinal clash - in the gold medal game on Sunday.
Canada got two goals from Andrew Mangiapane, one from Brandon Pirri, and an empty-netter from Justin Danforth to seal the deal. Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves in the victory.
The United States beat Canada 5-1 in preliminary-round play. Canada has rebounded drastically from an 0-3 start to the tournament.
The final is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. ET.
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