PRAGUE — Nick Paul scored two objectives as defending champion Canada beat Slovakia 6-3 to succeed in the semifinals on the ice hockey world championship on Thursday.
Dylan Guenther had a purpose and an help and Jared McCann, Pierre-Luc Dubois, and Brandon Tanev additionally scored for 28-time champion Canada within the quarterfinal.
McCann and Dubois scored in a 90-second span early within the opening interval, earlier than Peter Cehlarik made it 2-1 when Brandon Hagel deflected the Slovakian’s cross into his personal internet.
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Canada prolonged its result in 5-1 with Paul’s second-period purpose adopted by two objectives inside 20 seconds within the third — Guenther first after which Tanev.
Slovakia was not executed, although.
Milos Kelemen netted Slovakia’s second purpose earlier than Marek Hrivik used a five-on-three benefit to cut back Canada’s result in 5-3 earlier than Paul’s second into an empty internet.
Switzerland eradicated Germany within the different quarterfinal by edging final 12 months’s runner-up 3-1 in Ostrava.
Christoph Bertschy led the Swiss with two objectives. He gave the Swiss a 1-0 lead with a short-handed purpose earlier than New Jersey Devils ahead Nico Hischier added the second.
Dominik Kahun lowered the result in 2-1 halfway by way of the center interval on an influence play earlier than Bertschy added his second into an empty internet within the third.
Within the remaining quarterfinals later Thursday, america faces the Czech Republic in Prague, whereas Sweden performs Finland in Ostrava.
