Sweden made it a three-goal deficit with another score with just over five minutes to play to make it a 4-1 game.
Red Savage (Scottsale, Ariz.) brought the U.S. within two when he found a loose puck in the crease and slid it in with just under two minutes to play. He was assisted by Duke and Jack Hughes (Westwood, Mass.).
Sweden added an empty-netter for the 5-2 final.
Team USA’s three best players of the tournament were Sasha Pastujov, Dylan Duke and Lane Hutson (Barrington, Ill.).
NOTES: Red Savage, who scored a goal, was named the U.S. Player of the Game, presented by Elite Prospects… Team USA news, interviews, highlights and more can be found at TeamUSA.USAHockey.com….For the official IIHF home for the 2021 Under-18 World Championship, click here… 23 of the 24 players on Team USA’s roster come from the National Team Development Program… For the latest news and information about the tournament, follow @USAHockey on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook.
