Russia defeated the United States 3-2 this morning to advance to gold-medal game of the IIHF World Championships. Dustin Brown scored a second-period goal to give the U.S. a 1-0 lead, but Alexander Frolov scored later in the period to put Russia up 2-1. Team USA tied it late in the second on a goal by Kyle Okposo, and the game-winning goal came with Russia’s Konstantin Gorovikov scored on the power play with 1:47 remaining.
Russia advances to face either Canada or Sweden for gold, while the U.S. will play the lose of that semifinal game for bronze.