SALT LAKE CITY – Following an open net goal from Utah Mammoth captain Clayton Keller and two apples by Logan Cooley, the United States will play for a medal at the World Championships after defeating Finland 5-2 in the quarterfinal round.

Team USA are off to the semi-finals!@usahockey | #MensWorlds pic.twitter.com/gO5yfUmzyI

— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) May 22, 2025

Logan Cooley delivers some sauce to help Team USA open the scoring against Finland

While it took the Americans nearly 30 minutes to really settle into their game against Finland, Mammoth center Logan Cooley delivered a gorgeous, well-placed saucer pass to Vancouver’s Conor Garland who then buried it up high and gave the U.S. an early 1-0 lead.

Absolutely gorgeous pass by Logan Cooley right on tape of Conor Garland and he buries it.#TusksUp pic.twitter.com/eaDJEuRSpj

— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) May 22, 2025

Registering his ninth and tenth point of the tournament, Logan Cooley is now tied with Clayton Keller for the second-most points for Team USA at the World Championships.

Clayton Keller iced the game for Team USA with an empty netter late in the third period

Despite falling behind early in the second period, the United States absolutely exploded offensively with three unanswered goals to establish a 4-2 lead in the third period against Finland.

“I really liked how we stayed with it and built as the game wore on,” U.S. head coach Ryan Warsofsky told USA Hockey. “We got off to a bit of a slow start, but really found our game as time wore on. I give our guys a lot of credit as they beat an excellent hockey team today.”

A beautiful read from Buium AND IT WORKED! #MensWorlds pic.twitter.com/gsA9QpbCIX

— USA Hockey (@usahockey) May 22, 2025

In short…the puck went up, and then it went down, and then it went in, and Conor Garland scored his second of the game! #MensWorlds pic.twitter.com/YkQFSgeVOk

— USA Hockey (@usahockey) May 22, 2025

Shane Pinto making it look effortless 😮‍💨 #MensWorlds pic.twitter.com/uPXgpzUVp0

— USA Hockey (@usahockey) May 22, 2025

Once the Finns pulled their goaltender, Keller fired a puck deep from his own end and awarded the Americans with an insurance goal to seal the deal.

THE CAPTAIN WITH THE INSURANCE EMPTY NETTER 🚨 #MensWorlds pic.twitter.com/hU6BuGMJEM

— USA Hockey (@usahockey) May 22, 2025

Following their victory, the U.S. will play for a medal at the 2025 World Championships.

According to the NHL Network broadcast, The United States will await either Czechia or Team Canada in the semifinal on Saturday.

Next For The Utah Mammoth

Following the conclusion of the Utah Mammoth’s inaugural season, the next notable event will be the NHL Draft on June 27 and 28.

After recently drawing the fourth overall draft pick in the 2025 NHL draft, each of Utah’s upcoming draft selections will be dressed in the new Utah Mammoth home sweater.

Full story: Utah Hockey Club Draws No. 4 Overall Pick In 2025 NHL Draft Lottery

Cole Bagley is the Utah Mammoth insider for KSL Sports. Keep up with him on X here. You can hear Cole break down the team on KSL Sports Zone and KSL 5 TV.

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