Prior results
Friday, Dec. 26
Sweden 3 - Slovakia 2
Finland 6 - Denmark 2
United States 6 - Germany 3
Ziemer was on the top line for the United States alongside James Hagens and Will Horcoff. Ziemer finished with a primary assist after he scooped up a loose puck following Hagens’ forecheck and found a wide-open Horcoff in the slot to make it 3-0.
Kleber added an assist on the opening goal after he blocked a shot on a Germany 2-on-1, rifled the puck up the wall to Teddy Stiga whose breakaway attempt deflected off the post and onto Max Plante’s stick. Kleber finished plus-4 on the top U.S. defensive pair with Cole Hutson.
Canada 7 - Czechia 5
Mrtka did not play due to an injury.
Saturday, Dec. 27
Slovakia 4 - Germany 1
Canada 2 - Latvia 1 (OT)
United States 2 - Switzerland 1
Ziemer opened the scoring in the second period with his first tally of the tournament, after being denied on a shorthanded 2-on-1 opportunity late in the first stanza.
Osburn was part of the United States’ second power-play unit and had four shots while Kleber led all U.S. skaters in time on ice with 24:41.
Czechia 7 - Denmark 2
Mrtka remained out due to an injury.
Sunday, Dec. 28
Sweden 4 - Switzerland 2
Finland 8 - Latvia 0
Monday, Dec. 29
Sweden 8 - Germany 1
Czechia 2 - Finland 1 (OT)
Mrtka made his world juniors debut after being sidelined for Czechia’s first two games with an injury. The 18-year-old defenseman was extremely effective at transporting pucks and factored in on the penalty kill during his 17:11 of time on ice.
USA 6 - Slovakia 5
Ziemer had two third-period assists, including a primary to Will Zellers, who scored the game winner early in the third.
Osburn quarterbacked the second power-play unit and helped the group pick up the then-tying goal to make it 3-3 in the second period. The defenseman played a game-high 25:58, had four shots and was a plus-one.
With the injury to Cole Hutson, Kleber played 21:34 and was a plus-one as the shutdown defenseman helped drive the U.S. comeback effort.
Canada 9 - Denmark 1
Tuesday, Dec. 30
Switzerland 4 - Germany 0
Latvia 6 - Denmark 3
Wednesday, Dec. 31
Switzerland 3 - Slovakia 2
Czechia 4 - Latvia 2
Mrtka was on the ice in the final 90 seconds and helped Czechia fend off Latvia’s late-game surge. Mrtka played with his patented offensive skillset and had two shots with a plus-2 rating in 17:47 of ice time as Czechia secured its spot in the quarterfinal round.
Sweden 6 - USA 3
Ziemer continues to be one of the United States’ top point producers, as the Minnesota product had two assists. He now has six points in four games.
Osburn took a high hit in the first five minutes of the third period, crashed into the referee in the corner and went down the tunnel but returned. Osburn played a team-high 22:34, and Kleber logged 19:21 of time on ice.
Canada 7 - Finland 4
Quarterfinals
Sweden 6 - Latvia 3
Czechia 6 - Switzerland 2
Czechia’s second-place finish in Group B set the stage for a quarterfinal matchup against Switzerland, and it was another strong game for Mrtka. The 2025 first rounder had a pair of shots on goal and finished plus-two in 17:32.
Finland 4 - USA 3 (OT)
Much like last year's gold medal game, the U.S. and Finland reached overtime. In fact, nine of the last 11 meetings at world juniors between the two teams have been decided by one goal. However, Finland ended the United States’ run for a third straight gold medal in the quarterfinals.
Ziemer finished the tournament third on the U.S. with six points and was named a top-three player on the team in the postgame ceremony.
Kleber had a team-best plus-six rating and logged more than 23 minutes of ice time against Finland, while Osburn played nearly 21 minutes.
Canada 7 - Slovakia 1
Semifinals
Sweden 4 - Finland 3 (SO)
Czechia 6 - Canada 4
Mrtka kickstarted Czechia’s game-winning goal as he ripped a cross-ice seam pass to Adam Benak, who found Max Curran barreling toward the goal. Curran dished it to Tomas Poletin, who had the puck deflect off his skate and into the net.
Czechia pulled off an impressive upset over the heavily favored Canadians and eliminated Canada for the third consecutive year. Czechia will play Sweden in the gold medal game on Monday at 8:30 p.m. ET.
