Canada’s men’s hockey team rallied from a two-goal deficit, but ultimately fell to Switzerland in the semifinals of the world championships on Saturday in Prague.
Sven Andrighetto scored the shootout winner to beat Canada 3-2, while goaltender Leonardo Genoni was a standout between the pipes.
Switzerland moves on to Sunday’s final against the Czech Republic. Canada will play Sweden in the bronze-medal game.
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Czechs to play for gold on home ice
Czech Republic produced a three-goal second period as it downed Sweden 7-3 on Saturday to advance to the final of the ice hockey world championship for the first time since 2010.
Ottawa Senators forward Dominik Kubalik and Lukas Sedlak scored two goals apiece and added an assist each, while Carolina Hurricanes forward Martin Necas had a four-point game with a goal and three assists.
David Kampf and Ondrej Kase had a goal and an assist each for the Czechs.
Marcus Johansson, Marcus Pettersson and Joel Eriksson scored for the Swedes, whose eight-game winning run in the tournament came to an end.
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