Czechia defeats Canada in a thrilling World Junior Championship quarterfinal game, securing a spot in the semifinals. Adam Jecho scores the game-winning goal late in the third period.
Adam Jecho scored the winner on the power play with 40 seconds remaining in the third period, pushing Czechia to a 4-3 victory over Canada at the World Juniors and into a spot in the semifinals. It was difficult not to see the similarities to last year, when Czechia found their winning goal with 11 seconds remaining to eliminate Canada in the quarter-finals. For the first time in tournament history, Canada has failed to advance beyond the quarter-final round for consecutive seasons.
Czechia also got goals from Petr Sikora, Jakub Stancl and Eduard Sale. Tanner Howe, Porter Martone and Bradly Nadeau scored for Canada in the losing effort. A costly kneeing penalty by Andrew Gibson at 17:33 opened a crucial power play for Czechia, and Jecho scored the eventual game winner with only 40 seconds remaining. A furious attack throughout the third period finally culminated in a goal for Canada, and Nadeau poked a rebound through the five hole to tie the game up with just over four minutes remaining. The Canadian attack mounted 11 shots on net versus just two for Czechia in the third period before finally breaking through. Canada appeared to find an earlier tying goal 9:39 into the third period, but the marker was waved off due to goaltender interference by Mathieu Cataford. Canada's head coach Dave Cameron called for a review of the play, arguing that Sale pushed Cataford into the goalie while the play was ongoing. Canada was issued a minor penalty when the call on the ice was upheld. The home side finally got a chance on a full man advantage with just over three minutes remaining in the second frame, when Sale was sent to the box for tripping. The host nation was 0-for-2 on power plays before that point, but both chances were brief as they overlapped Canadian penaltie
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