

Preliminary
Ceske Budejovice, CZE
FINAL | Canada falls 5-2 to Czechia.
Shane Wright named Player of the Game for Canada.
Goaltender Tomas Suchanek named Player of the Game for Czechia.
3rd - 9:36 | Thomas Milic makes two big saves to keep the score at 5-2.
Canada is outshooting Czechia 33-22 but continues to trail midway through the 3rd period.
AFTER 2 | The period comes to a close. Canada had a handful of chances late in the period but couldn't find a way past Tomas Suchanek.
Score remains 5-2 Czechia.
Shots are 23-18 in favour of Canada.
AFTER 2 | Connor Bedard scores on a breakaway chance, but π¨π¦ trails π¨πΏ 5-2 heading into the final frame.
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2nd - 7:11 | Nathan Gaucher is called for tripping in the Czechia end.
Replay appears to show otherwise and the crowd lets the refs hear it.
2nd - 11:13 | GOAL! Czechia gets another power play goal after Matous Mencik snaps a quick one up high to beat Benjamin Gaudreau.
Gaudreau is taken out of the game and replaced by Thomas Milic.
CAN 2 - CZE 5
2nd - 11:44 | GOAL! Jaroslav Chmelar scores on the power play to extend the Czech lead.
CAN 2 - CZE 4
2nd - 15:39 | Czechia will get a 5-minute power play after Zach Dean is called for an illegal hit to the head following a big hit in the Czechia end.
The penalty will be served by Adam Fantilli.
Crowd doesn't like the call and lets the refs hear it.
2nd - 18:31 | GOAL!! Conor Bedard scores to bring Canada back within 1 and the crowd here is no longer silenced.
Wondering what Canada's goal song is? It's Heave Away by The Fables.
CAN 2 - CZE 3
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2nd - 19:16 | GOAL! Another quick goal by Czechia silences the crowd.
CAN 1 - CZE 3
AFTER 1 | Despite having their fair share of chances, Canada trails Czechia 2-1.
Shots, however, are 12-6 in favour of Canada.
1st - 2:12 | GOAL! Czechia's David Spacek takes a cross-ice pass and scores to tie the game.
CAN 1 - CZE 1
1st - 14:28 | Zach Dean is called for slashing and Czechia heads to the power play.
1st - 15:01 | Adam Fantilli with a ridiculous lacrosse-style behind-the-net wrap-around attempt that doesn't get by the Czechia goalie.
Welcome to our coverage of the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship!
We are less than an hour away puck drop in Halifax as Canada takes on Czechia in their first preliminary game at the World Juniors.
Follow along here for live in-game updates. Puck drops at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
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