(Video) 2016 World Junior Championship: Kapanen's OT goal gives Finland the gold in w

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Photo: Team Finland players Kasperi Kapanen and Joni Tuulola (R) along with other Finnish players begin their gold medal celebration after Kapanen’s overtime goal gave Finland the 4-3 win over Russia in the championship game of the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship (courtesy of MARKKU ULANDER/AFP/Getty Images)


</p>It may have been a nerve-wracking game for the hometown fans to watch, but Team Finland’s 4-3 overtime victory over Russia in the gold medal game at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship will be that much more memorable for all involved after a see-saw third period and sudden-death goal.

The player that made the memories for Finland was forward Kasperi Kapanen (TOR), who deked Russian goaltender Alexander Georgiev (2016), then skated behind the Russia net for the wraparound goal 1:33 into overtime to end a back-and-forth affair that will likely go down as one of the more memorable gold medal games in WJC history.… read more

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