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Medicine Hat Tigers fans still have a reason to tune into the finals of the Hlinka Gretzky Cup on Saturday.

The United States defeated Canada 4-3 in a shootout Friday morning, punching their ticket to the gold medal game against Sweden, the first finals appearance for the U.S. since 2016. Canada’s three straight gold streak was snapped with the loss, they will face Finland for bronze at the U18 tournament hosted in Czechia and Slovakia.

Tigers’ froward Noah Davidson scored the opening goal for the U.S. in a back and forth game, his second goal of the tournament.

The U.S. and Canada traded goals, with the U.S. leading 3-1 after 40 before Canada scored a pair of goals in the third to force overtime. Markus Ruck had an assist on a power play

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