Get ready for just the fifth all-European final in U18 Worlds history. On Albin Grewe's goal with 2:31 left, host Sweden edged Canada 4-3 in Saturday's second semi-final and will face Russia for gold on Sunday. The Swedes are seeking their first U18 gold ever.

"We won the last game [against Russia] 3-0, but now it's a final," said Alexander Holtz, who stepped up with two goals. "So it's a whole other game. We'll try to do our best."

"The crowd is awesome," added Karl Henriksson, who leads Sweden with eight points. "The whole team really pushes and we just fight for each other. We have good team chemistry. We showed it today."

For the winner, Grewe cruised into the left faceoff circle and surprised Canadian goalie Taylor Gauthier with a rapid, rising release from the dot. The Canadians will battle their cross-border American rivals in the bronze medal game.

"The Americans have been a top team all year," said captain Peyton Krebs. "If you would have told me we'd play the Americans in the bronze medal game in a World Championship three months ago, I would have been pretty happy with that. So it's going to be a great test. They've got some studs over there. We've got to bring our A game."

In front of a jubilant Fjallraven Center crowd of 3,519, Philip Broberg added a single for Sweden. Henriksson racked up three assists and Simon Holmstrom had two assists.

Connor Zary had a pair of goals, and Alex Newhook also scored for Canada, which outshot Sweden 34-30.

"The compete level was unbelievable," said Krebs. "I think coming into the game, we knew it was going to be a battle. We've been here three weeks, preparing for this moment, and I think we put our best foot forward for sure. I'm super-proud of the guys and the way we battled."

The Smakronorna are now guaranteed their tenth medal in U18 history. They own five silver medals and four bronze medals. Sweden lost the 2016 final 6-1 to Finland and finished third last year.

In this semi-final, the Swedish power play only clicked once, but Canada spent too much time in the box, taking seven minor penalties to Sweden's two."Something we stressed all tournament was discipline," said Newhook. "To have that effort tonight and to have that many penalties, it's definitely a bit disappointing for our group. But we battled through a lot of that."