Canada is off to the semifinals at the world junior hockey championship.
Connor Bedard scored at 5:17 of overtime on an incredible individual effort as the tournament hosts defeated Slovakia 4-3 on Monday.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
With Simon Nemec off in the penalty box for a cross-check on Canadian phenom Bedard late in the third period, Shane Wright hit the crossbar in overtime on a shot that went off Gajan’s pad. The Dallas Stars prospect quickly found Bedard, who went from his backhand to his forehand before firing a bullet past Gajan’s glove to ignite Scotiabank Centre with his seventh goal of the tournament.
Canada went up 2-0 on a power play with five minutes gone in the second when Bedard passed to Othmann, who in turn fed a falling Guenther for his fifth. But Slovakia got back to within one when Peter Repcik showed great patience to outwait two sliding Canadians off the rush and circling Milic’s net to find Baco for his second.
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