It was a nearly identical gold medal-winning goal as the one scored two years by
Mika Zibanejad, only this time,
Sweden was on the receiving end.
Finland defenseman
Rasmus Ristolainen grabbed the puck along the boards and powered his way to the front of Sweden's net to beat
Oscar Dansk for the overtime goal, giving the Finns a stunning 3-2 win in the finale of the 2014 World Junior Championship.
Ristolainen's goal gave Finland their first gold medal at this tournament since 1998, and their first medal of any type since 2006. The win was especially sweet for the Finns as they were able to accomplish the feat against their greatest hockey rival in front of a partisan, mostly Swedish crowd at Malmo Arena.…
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