WJC Final 2021 World Juniors Gold Medal Game Odds, Picks, and How to Watch USA vs. Finland results: Arthur Kaliyev's late goal lifts Americans to showdown with Canada for gold medal What TV channel is Canada vs. USA on today? Schedule, time for 2021 World Juniors gold-medal game Canada (6-0) is a 1.5-goal favorite against USA (5-1) in Tuesday’s gold medal game (9:30 PM EST) at the World Junior Championships in Edmonton, Alberta USA defeated Finland 4-3 on a late goal by Arthur Kaliyev to reach the gold medal game, while Canada downed Russia 5-0 Here are the odds, the best bet, and information on how to watch the game Dominant Canada is a 1.5-goal favorite against USA going into Tuesday’s gold medal game at the World Junior Championships in Edmonton, Alberta. The game will be broadcast on NHL Network. The Canadians and Americans have met for the gold medal three times over the past 20 years at the WJC, and USA has won all three meetings (2004, 2010 and 2017).In the four preliminary games and two medal round games, Canada has outscored opponents 41-4. The Canadians are trying to become the first country to win back-to-back gold medals at the WJC since Canada won five in a row from 2005 to 2009. The Americans are deep in NHL prospects. To understand how dominant Canada has been at this tournament, consider that the Canadians have yet to give up an even-strength goal. They have outscored opponents 34-0 in 5-on-5 situations.The Canadians, boasting 19 first-round NHL draft picks, have also never trailed in this tournament.Canada beat Russia 5-0 to reach the gold medal game. The same Russians defeated USA 5-3 in the preliminary round. Buffalo Sabres prospect Dylan Cozens leads Canada and the tournament in scoring with eight goals and eight assists for 16 points. But other Canadians are playing as well as Cozens. The forward group always looks dangerous, and the Canadian defense is stingy with scoring chances. Canada’s goaltending has been exceptional.USA’s Trevor Zegras (Anaheim Ducks) boasts 25 points in 10 games of WJC competition. Cole Caufield is considered one of Montreal’s best prospects. Defenseman Jake Sanderson was drafted fifth overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2020 draft. Goalie Spencer Knight was drafted 13th overall by the Florida Panthers in 2019.As impressive as Canada has been, the Americans don’t see themselves as underdogs. USA is also rich in future NHL talent, The Americans weren’t at their best in losing their opening game to Russia, but they played better and better as the tournament wore on.USA defeated the Finns 4-3 in the semifinals, and that was impressive as Canada’s win against Russia. The Finns had won three of the past seven WJC. The Finns are known for their ability to battle from behind. They did it against the Swedes in the quarterfinals. Russia’s Jaroslav Askarov (Nashville Predators) and USA’s Knight were supposed to be the most dominant goalies at this WJC. Both of them are prize NHL prospects.But the goalie everyone has been talking about at this tournament is Canada’s Devon Levi who is a seventh-round pick of the Panthers. He stopped 28 shots against the Russians, and no opponent has beaten him at even strength. In six games, Levi owns three shutouts, a 0.53 goals-against average, and a .974 save percentage. He’s a technically sound goalie who swallows pucks that reach his net. Knight has gotten the job done for the Americans, but Askarov looked shaky in Russia’s loss to Canada. Canadians Have a Slight Edge This might be one of the most talented rosters the Canadians have ever put together for the WJC. But the Americans also have moxie demonstrated by their gritty win against Finland. This should be a one-goal game. An empty netter could be the difference between winning or losing the bet.As the old saying goes, "What's old is new again," and in 2021, what's new was the result. Like Monday's first World Junior Championship semifinal, which saw Canada beat Russia for a spot in the gold-medal game, the United States and Finland have a history. Two years ago, the Finns bested the Americans in the gold-medal game when now-Rangers forward Kaapo Kakko netted the go-ahead goal with 1:26 on the clock. Last year, Finland pitched a shutout to send the Americans home in the quarterfinals and dash their hopes of a fifth straight year with a medal. Rightsholder Icon But now it's 2021 and the Americans have broken through. With just 1:16 on the clock — and a smidge over two minutes after the Finns tied the game after trailing 3-1 entering the final frame — Arthur Kaliyev made it a party in the USA with what became the game-winning goal in a 4-3 victory. "Obviously that was probably the craziest period of hockey I've ever played in," said John Farinacci, who scored the United States' second goal. "They're a really good team and we let them get back in the game a little bit with those two goals, but, you know, obviously [Kaliyev and Alex Turcotte, who had the first assist] made a great play at the end there to give us the lead and ultimately the win." "I saw him wide open, which usually is never really an option because everyone knows how good of a goal scorer he is," Turcotte said as he described setting up the game-winner. "My eyes lit up and just ripped it to him and he had an unbelievable shot."