OTTAWA — The 2025 World Juniors concluded Sunday with USA beating Finland 4-3 in overtime to win their second straight gold medal. I conclude our coverage of this tournament by looking at who stood out on the ice (and who didn’t) over the course of the last 10 days.

The winner will clinch the top seed and a Thursday quarterfinal meeting against Switzerland, the bottom seed in Group B. The loser could drop to third place behind Finland. The defending champion USA beat Germany and Latvia and lost to Finland in overtime.

Danny Nelson scored the eventual game-winner in the third period and Trey Augustine made 38 saves, leading the United States to a 4-1 win over Canada and into the top spot in Group A at the world junior hockey championship.