Canada defeats Russia 5-4 to claim first world junior hockey gold since 2009

You can breathe again, Canada.

Chances are you may still need to after what unfolded Monday at the world juniors, a gold-medal final that will likely go down as one of the most entertaining 60 minutes of hockey in a tournament filled with white knucklers over the years.

Team Canada prevailed, but only barely, eking out a desperate 5-4 win after nearly blowing a four-goal lead in an ugly second period as Russia came storming back.

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