Sweden sinks Czechia to take home bronze medal

Sweden will head home with a bronze medal at the World Junior Hockey Championship after defeating Czechia 3-1 in Saturday's third-place game.

Goaltender Jesper Wallstedt, a 2021 first-round pick by the Minnesota Wild, was once again a star for Sweden, stopping 27 of 28 shots. He finishes the tournament with a sparkling .940 save percentage and a 1.62 goals against average in five games.

Fabian Lysell, Isak Rosen, and Linus Sjodin found twine for Sweden in the victory.

The Swedes have now medaled in three of the last five world juniors, but they haven't won gold since 2012.

Meanwhile, Czechia's medal drought will continue. They haven't brought home any hardware at the tournament since winning bronze back in 2005.