SWEDEN 2 FINLAND 1...."Battle of SCANDINAVIA" the SWEDES get past the FINS for a Shot at GOLD behind Goals by KARLSSON and ERIKSSON and Net Minder LUNDQVIST of the Blue Shirts...SOCHI 2K14 Winter Games Hockey SEMIS "SWEDEN in the Gold Medal Match" #SochiOlympics #TeamSWEDEN

Sweden's Men's National Hockey Team gets past the feisty Fins 2-1 as Sweden now heads to the Gold Medal Match facing the winner of the U.S.A. vs Canada Semifinal Match Up going on later today. The Fins scored the first goal behind Olli Jokinen (Winipeg Jets) to make it 1-0 at the 6:17 mark in the 2nd frame. The Swedes came right back with the game-tying goal from Loui Eriksson (Boston Bruins) at the 11:39 mark. Then at the 16:26 mark the Swedes took the lead and scored the last goal of the match behind Erik Karlsson (Ottawa Senators).

Sweden and N.Y. Rangers Net Minder Henrik Lundqvist stopped 25 of 26 on Net and is 5-0 through the Tourney. Finland's Kari Lehtonen (Dallas Stars) saved 23 of 25 shots as all the goals scored were in the 2nd frame. Team, Sweden returns to the Gold Medal match after winning Gold in the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy.