Related PressMay 25, 2023, 12:37 PM ET2 Minute Learn

TAMPERE, Finland — The USA beat the Czech Republic 3-0 on Thursday to arrange a semifinal recreation towards Germany on the ice hockey world championship.

Canada will face Latvia at Nokia Area within the different semifinal Saturday.

The People earned their eighth straight victory.

“This was a tricky recreation and I am actually happy with our crew and the way we caught to our recreation plan,” U.S. head coach David Quinn stated. “There’s an actual selflessness to our crew and that is been evident from the outset.”

The USA beat the Czech Republic 3-0 to advance to the semifinals of the ice hockey world championship. The People have been cruising by way of the event, incomes their eighth straight victory.AP

Matt Coronato scored on a shot from the left circle that deflected off the skate of a Czech defenseman and into the online within the opening interval wherein the Czechs managed simply two photographs on aim.

Nick Perbix doubled the benefit halfway by way of the second with a shot into the roof of the online to beat goaltender Karel Vejmelka.

Cutter Gauthier accomplished the scoring within the third together with his seventh aim on the event.

The quarterfinal was a repeat of final yr’s bronze-medal recreation, which the Czechs gained 8-4.

In one other quarterfinal in Tampere, Canada beat defending champion Finland 4-1. In final yr’s closing, Finland beat the Canadians 4-3 in time beyond regulation.

Jack Quinn, Samuel Blais and Michael Carcone scored for Canada earlier than Finland pulled goaltender Emil Larmi for an additional attacker, resulting in Teemu Hartikainen’s comfort aim with 3:08 left.

Solely 50 seconds later, Canada captain Tyler Toffoli scored an empty-netter.

Within the Latvian capital of Riga, Germany upset Switzerland 3-1 to achieve the semifinals.

Jonas Siegenthaler answered Germany’s opening aim by Maximilian Kastner earlier than John Peterka and Nico Sturm netted for the Germans.

Additionally in Riga, co-host Latvia adopted the swimsuit by upsetting Sweden 3-1.

Dans Locmelis, Mick Indrasis and Janis Jaks scored for Latvia. The Latvians beat Sweden for less than the second time on the world championship and gave themselves a primary probability to play for a medal.

Timothy Liljegren scored for Sweden.