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Canada cruised to a 4-0 triumph complete reigning champions nan United States to book their spot successful nan semi-finals of nan International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship connected Thursday, surviving a third-period onslaught to summation immoderate revenge complete nan Americans, who hit them successful nan Olympic final.
That 2-1 overtime nonaccomplishment successful February was a achy 1 for nan Canadians, who collapsed retired of past year’s worlds astatine nan quarter-final shape aft suffering a 2-1 conclusion by Denmark successful 1 of nan top upsets successful nan sport’s history.
Thursday’s conflict successful Switzerland was a overmuch little melodramatic affair, pinch Canada taking nan lead precocious successful nan first play pinch a power-play extremity from Macklin Celebrini, who whipped nan puck into nan top-right area past nan mitt of Devin Cooley for his sixth extremity of nan tournament.
Dylan Holloway doubled Canada’s advantage astatine nan halfway constituent of nan 2nd frame, slamming location nan puck astatine nan 2nd effort aft a speedy breakaway, but nan Americans mounted a furious fightback successful nan last play successful a hopeless effort to enactment successful nan tournament.
However, Canada goaltender Jet Greaves pulled disconnected a drawstring of good saves to sphere his shutout, and Connor Brown and Sidney Crosby some scored into an quiet nett precocious connected to seal triumph for their side.
In nan afternoon’s different last-eight clash, Finland thumped nan Czech Republic 4-1 to book their spot successful nan past four. Norway return connected Latvia and Sweden look hosts Switzerland successful nan remaining 2 quarter-finals later connected Thursday.
