Artemi Panarin has given the Russians their first lead of this gold medal game and it came with five minutes left in the third period. Panarin’s second goal of the game was assisted by Vladimir Tarasenko and Denis Golubev came with 4:38 left in the third period and ultimately ended up as the game winner in a 5-3 victory over the shell shocked Canadians. Nikita Dvurechenski scored at the 18:44 mark to ice the game for the Russians who scored their first gold medal since 2003.
2011 World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game, Canada Vs. Russia: Russians Score Five To Win Gold
The Canadians had a 3-0 lead heading into the third period and the Russians rattled off five unanswered goals in the third period to take the 5-3 lead. Igor Bobkov was the player of the game for the Russians, stopping all 20 shots he faced after Dmitri Shikin was pulled in the second period. Canadian goaltender Mark Visentin broke down in the third period of this game, allowing five goals on ten shots in the third period.
The Canadian dominance of the World Junior Championship has come to an end for now with their second silver medal in two years, the first time that has happened since 2003-04. The tournament will now head Calgary/Edmonton for the Russians to try and defend gold on Canadian soil.
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