Henrik Lundqvist leads Sweden into gold medal game  SOCHI,
Russia — Erik Karlsson scored the go-ahead goal late in the
second period and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 25 shots, lifting
Sweden over Finland 2-1 on Friday and into the gold-medal game
at the Sochi Olympics.  The 2006 Olympic champions will face the
United States or Canada on Sunday. The Finns will play the loser
of the second semifinal for bronze on Saturday.  All the scoring
came in the second, beginning with Olli Jokinen’s goal from a
sharp angle to the left of Lundqvist at 6:17 into the period
that put Finland ahead 1-0.    Lehtonen kept his team in the
game, but the defensive-minded Finns struggled to generate many
scoring chances. When they did, Lundqvist made the stops
required. It was yet another strong performance from the
goaltender who led the Swedes to gold eight years ago, when they
beat Finland in the finals of the Turin Games.   They did,
though, get off to a good start.  Jokinen beat the Swedes to a
puck and scored what seemed to be a r