Facing an early deficit, Canada scored six consecutive goals to defeat the United States 6-2 on Wednesday and advance to the IIHF World Junior Championship gold medal game.The Canadians will meet Czechia at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The game will be broadcast on NHL Network in the U.S. and TSN in Canada.Czechia, which defeated Sweden 2-1 in the semis, beat Canada 5-2 on Dec. 26.Team USA will take on Sweden in the bronze medal game at 2:30 p.m. ET.Follow here for updates and analysis from The Athletic's staff.(Photo: Minas Panagiotakis / Getty Images)
After Monday's five-game slate, the United States, Canada, Sweden and Czechia punched their tickets to play in a medal game by advancing to the semifinals of the IIHF World Junior Championship. Canada will take on USA on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on NHL Network in the U.S. and TSN in Canada.Sweden and Czechia play the first semifinal game at 2:30 p.m. ET. Follow here for updates from The Athletic's NHL staff.Required readingConnor Bedard’s world juniors could put NHL tanking in hyperdrive2023 World Juniors takeaways: Canada, USA, Czechia, Sweden advance to semifinals(Photo: Andy Devlin / Getty Images)