Canada and Czechia still have a shot at the gold medal.
It was a busy slate of games in the last day of round-robin matches at the World Championship. First, the Czech Republic took on Team USA and fell 5-2. Colorado Avalanche forward Martin Nečas scored a power play goal but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Americans who scored four goals in the third period to take the victory. The Czechs finished third in their group and will have a very tough match against Sweden in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
GOOAL! Martin Nečas – Czech Republic 2:1 USA #IIHF #MensWorlds pic.twitter.com/odL40D5HHs
— SAJDLIK (@Sajdlik667) May 20, 2025
Elsewhere, Team Canada enjoyed the opposite result in a 5-3 win over Sweden. Avalanche superstar Nathan MacKinnon added a goals and two assists to his point totals. His 13 points trail only Czech forward David Pastrnak for the tournament lead. With the win Canada secured the top seed of their group and earned a favorable match with Denmark to begin the playoff portion of the tournament.
| Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists, helping finish atop Group A at #MensWorlds with a 5-3 victory over .
| Nathan MacKinnon a trois points, et le finit au sommet du groupe A au #MondialMasculin grâce à un gain de 5-3 contre la . pic.twitter.com/yAhtNpQaUh
— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) May 21, 2025
The fun kicks off on Thursday, May 22nd. Both Canada and the Czech Republic will play at 12:20 p.m. MT. Should either team advance the semifinals will happen on Saturday with the bronze and gold medal games on Sunday.
The quarter-finals are set! See you on Thursday! #MensWorlds #IIHF pic.twitter.com/2y75TwB6GW
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 20, 2025