Troy Terry lifts US past Canada in world junior thriller

United States forward Kieffer Bellows (23) celebrates his goal against Canada with teammates Tage Thompson (29) and Adam Fox (8) during the second period of the gold medal hockey game at the World Junior ice hockey championships, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 in Montreal. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP) United States forward Kieffer Bellows (23) celebrates his goal against Canada with teammates Tage Thompson (29) and Adam Fox (8) during the second period of the gold medal hockey game at the World Junior ice hockey championships, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 in Montreal. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

By Associated Press January 5, 2017 2 min read

MONTREAL (AP) – Troy Terry scored the lone shootout goal, Tyler Parsons stopped all five shots he faced in the tiebreaker and the United States outlasted Canada 5-4 on Thursday night to win the world junior hockey title.

The game was decided in the five-round shootout after a 20-minute overtime period.

On Wednesday in the semifinals, Terry scored on all three of his shootout attempts to give the United States a 4-3 victory over Russia. The University of Denver forward is an Anaheim draft pick.

The United States won its fourth title and first since 2013. The teams met for the fourth time in the championship game, with the Americans also winning in 2004 and 2010 and Canada in 1997. Canada won the last of its record 16 titles in 2015.

The Americans overcame two two-goal deficits to force overtime.