Cole Reschny scored the game-tying and game-winning goals in leading Canada to a 3-2 overtime win over Czechia on Wednesday in the quarterfinal of the under-18 men’s world hockey championship.
Reschny scored 2:41 into overtime for the winner. His first of the game with 4:08 left in the second period knotted the score at 2-2 just 45 seconds after Adam Benak put the Czechs up 2-1.
Jackson Smith made it 1-1 for Canada with 20 seconds remaining in the first period. David Rozsival opened the scoring for Czechia at 6:06.
Jack Ivankovic made 22 saves in the win, while Frantisek Poletin stopped 37-of-40 shots in the opposite net.
The defending champion Canadians finished the preliminary round undefeated with an 8-1 win over Norway in Group A on Monday. Czechia, meanwhile, closed the prelims Monday with a 7-3 loss to Sweden in Group B.
The semi-finals will take place on Friday, with the medal games on Saturday.