The Sporting News is providing all the updates and highlights from the Canada vs. USA group play game at the 2025 World Juniors.

The United States won back-to-back gold medals for the first time and host Canada lost for the second year in a row in the quarterfinals.

Team USA's top line finally had the explosive game they've been waiting for, while Czechia held on to send Canada packing.

Team Canada will play Team USA in New Year’s Eve rivalry matchup against the United States at 8 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Dec. 31 at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa to wrap up the preliminary portion of the tournament.

The United States beat Canada 4-1 to win its group in the world junior hockey championship. It will face Switzerland in Thursday's quarterfinal

Teddy Stiga nets the winning goal in overtime as the United States tops Finland to win the world junior hockey championship for the second year in a row.

L ast night in Ottawa, Team USA knocked off Finland in overtime to take the gold medal at the World Junior Championship for the second year running. Teddy Stiga (a Boston College

Team USA is the winner of the 2025 World Junior Hockey championship in Ottawa, Canada, and the countdown is on for the next edition of the event. That starts in December and even organizers are taking lessons learned in Canada back to Minnesota.