🇺🇸 United States 2-1 Finland 🇫🇮
World Junior Championship Semifinal
Helsingin jäähalli, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Saturday, January 3, 2004
BOXSCORE
1st Period
07:10 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Potter, roughing
08:31 – 🇺🇸 SH GOAL – Werner (Parise)
14:02 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Jalasvaara, interference
18:53 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Parise, slashing
2nd Period
25:22 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Lepistö, hooking
29:23 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Lepistö, high sticking
30:24 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Eaves, slashing
35:06 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Carle, interference
35:53 – 🇫🇮 PEN – Kantee, interference
3rd Period
54:07 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Fritsche (Moore, Booth)
57:13 – 🇺🇸 PEN – O’Sullivan, high sticking
59:01 – 🇫🇮 PP GOAL – Nurmi (Filppula, Lepistö)
GOALTENDERS
W: 🇺🇸 Montoya (25-26)
L: 🇫🇮 Toivonen (27-29)
SHOTS ON GOAL
🇺🇸 9+13+7 = 29
🇫🇮 7+11+8 = 26
ROSTERS
🇺🇸 Goaltenders: Al Montoya, Dominic Vicari. Defence: Matt Carle, Matt Hunwick, Jeff Likens, Corey Potter, Dan Richmond, Mark Stuart, Ryan Suter, James Wisniewski. Forwards: David Booth, Jake Dowell, Patrick Eaves, Dan Fritsche, Ryan Kesler, Greg Moore, Brady Murray, Zach Parise, Patrick O’Sullivan, Drew Stafford, Brett Sterling, Steve Werner.
🇫🇮 Goaltenders: Hannu Toivonen, Mikael Vuorio. Defence: Janne Jalasvaara, Mikko Kalteva, Kevin Kantee, Oskari Korpikari, Sami Lepistö, Anssi Salmela, Ville Varakas. Forwards: Sean Bergenheim, Valtteri Filppula, Jarkko Immonen, Jyri Junnila, Petri Kontiola, Masi Marjamäki, Petteri Nokelainen, Teemu Nurmi, Tommi Oksa, Lennart Petrell, Arsi Piispanen, Lauri Tukonen, Joni Töykkälä.
| 🇺🇸 UNITED STATES | vs. | FINLAND (C) 🇫🇮 |
| new champion (previous 12/29/1999) |
Last Title | reign ends (since 12/28/2003) |
| 12 | All-Time Wins |
49 |
| 3 wins | Head-To-Head (+ 1 tie) |
7 wins |
| First IHLC Meeting (USA vs. FIN) 🇫🇮 FIN 8-1 USA 🇺🇸 – 12/27/1980 – WJC – Landsberg am Lech 🇩🇪 |
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| Previous IHLC Meeting (USA vs. FIN) 🇫🇮 FIN 3-1 USA 🇺🇸 – 12/29/1999 – WJC – Skellefteå 🇸🇪 |
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| Last IHLC Game 🇫🇮 FIN 4-3 RUS 🇷🇺 – 01/02/2004 – WJC – Helsinki 🇫🇮 |
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| Next IHLC Game 🇺🇸 USA 4-3 CAN 🇨🇦 – 01/05/2004 – WJC – Helsinki 🇫🇮 🏅 |
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