Macklin Celebrini scored twice off two beuutiful passes from Sidney Crosby, and John Tavares netted the winner midway through the third period as Canada defeated Czechia to close round robin play at the Men's Worlds. Canada will face rival USA in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
John Tavares details what changed for Canada in their comeback win over Czechia, what's causing their slow starts at the men's Worlds, his late game-winning goal, and looks ahead to the quarterfinal clash with the United States.
Head coach Misha Donskov says he is proud of Canada's 'character win' against Czechia after a poor first period, how they need to fix their slow starts, Sidney Crosby leading the team on and off the ice, how the heat has added another challenge to deal with, and playing against USA in the quarterfinals.
Canada captain Macklin Celebrini discusses the impressive depth of Canada's roster, his strong chemistry playing with Sidney Crosby, and what the key will be against the United States in the quarterfinals.
Ken Jager scored a power play goal late in the third period to help lift host nation Switzerland past Finland to clinch top spot in Group A. The Swiss finished the preliminary round 7-0 and will face Sweden in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
TSN Hockey analyst Carlo Colaiacovo joins Mark Roe to discuss the impressive chemistry between Sidney Crosby and Macklin Celebrini at the Men's Worlds, and how Canada's solid depth continues to wear down opponents at the tournament.
Watch the extended highlights from Canada's 3-2 victory over Czechia to close round robin play at the Men's Worlds.
Czechia forward Dominik Kubalik spoke to TSN's Brit Dort after his team's loss to Canada on Tuesday at the World Hockey Championship.
Sidney Crosby discusses what he liked about the pressure Canada put on Czechia as the game went on, how he can explain the surge in assists he's had at this year's tournament, and what's the most important thing for the group when they take on the United States in the quarterfinals.
John Tavares takes a pass in tight and tucks the puck into the net to give Canada its first lead in the game.
Midway through the third period, Sidney Crosby makes a great pass to set up Macklin Celebrini, who makes no mistake tapping in the pass to tie the game 2-2 with Czechia.
Sidney Crosby fakes a shot and whips a perfect pass over to Macklin Celebrini, who scores Canada's first goal of the game.
Dominik Kubalik scores to give Czechia a two-goal lead over Canada in the second period.
In the first period, Marek Alscher fires one past Jet Greaves and into the top corner to give Czechia an early lead over Canada.
Ivar Stenberg scored the game-winner on a solo effort in the second period and Sweden clinched their quarterfinal berth with a 4–2 win over Slovakia on Tuesday.
The United States downed Austria 4-1 on Tuesday in Zurich to secure a quarterfinal matchup with Canada, who topped Group B in Fribourg. Connor Clifton, Ryan Ufko, Paul Cotter, and Matthew Tkachuk scored for the Americans, and Devin Cooley earned his second win.
Latvia powered into the quarterfinals of the 2026 IIHF World Championship with a convincing 8-1 victory over Hungary in its final preliminary round game. Sandis Vilmanis had two goals and an assist, and Rūdolfs Balcers set a national record with seven goals in a single World Championship.
Norway was clinging to a 3-2 lead as time wound down, but with goalie Nicolaj Henriksen on the bench, the Danes tied it with 1.1 seconds left in the game, but Michael Brandsegg-Nygard scored just 13 seconds into overtime to give Norway a 4-3 win over Denmark.
Germany scored three first-period goals and marched on to a 6-3 win over Great Britain on Monday evening in Zurich. The result, which ends the group stage for each nation, leaves the Germans with 10 points in Group A and a chance to crack the quarter-finals if they receive some help.
Jan Drozg scored twice and Marcel Mahkovec had a four-point as Slovenia secured its place in the top division of the IIHF World Championship with a 5-1 victory over Italy.
Slovenia's Jan Drozg snipes a shot into the top corner from a sharp angle for a nice power play goal against Italy.
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