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Mitch Marner saved Canada's men's hockey team from an embarrassing exit at the 2026 Winter Olympics with an overtime goal during a 4-3 win against Czechia on Wednesday.
After a back-and-forth regulation that saw three lead changes and Canada goaltender Jordan Binnington denying Czechia forward Martin Nečas on a breakaway with 1:12 to play, Marner delivered the winner 82 seconds into the 3-on-3 overtime, beating Lukáš Dostál with a backhand.
Canada now advances to Friday's semifinal where they will face either Sweden — should they beat the U.S. on Wednesday — or the winner of Finland/Switzerland as the tournament re-seeds following the quarterfinals.
The Czechs put a big scare into Canada and were on the verge of a massive upset. Ondřej Palát's goal with 7:42 to play in the third period put the underdogs ahead 3-2, but minutes later Nick Suzuki saved Canada's hopes with a deflected goal.
Team Canada's victory was not without one bit of worrying news. Sidney Crosby was ruled out of the game early in the third period after suffering a lower-body injury.
The 38-year-old, two-time Olympic gold medalist left in the second period after being hit along the boards by Nečas and Radko Gudas. It was a third big hit Crosby took in the period after Gudas and Palát connected on checks with the Team Canada captain.
Crosby recovered and took a stride following the Gudas and Nečas hit and was seen shaking his right leg before exiting the ice. After being attended to on Canada's bench, Crosby limped down the tunnel to the locker room. He did not return to the bench for the rest of the game.
Czechia was leading 2-1 at the time of Crosby's injury.
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After a back-and-forth regulation that saw three lead changes and Canada goaltender Jordan Binnington denying Czechia forward Martin Nečas on a breakaway with 1:12 to play, Marner delivered the winner 82 seconds into the 3-on-3 overtime, beating Lukáš Dostál with a backhand.
Canada now advances to Friday's semifinal where they will face either Sweden — should they beat the U.S. on Wednesday — or the winner of Finland/Switzerland as the tournament re-seeds following the quarterfinals.
The Czechs put a big scare into Canada and were on the verge of a massive upset. Ondřej Palát's goal with 7:42 to play in the third period put the underdogs ahead 3-2, but minutes later Nick Suzuki saved Canada's hopes with a deflected goal.
Canada loses Sidney Crosby to injury
Team Canada's victory was not without one bit of worrying news. Sidney Crosby was ruled out of the game early in the third period after suffering a lower-body injury.
The 38-year-old, two-time Olympic gold medalist left in the second period after being hit along the boards by Nečas and Radko Gudas. It was a third big hit Crosby took in the period after Gudas and Palát connected on checks with the Team Canada captain.
Crosby recovered and took a stride following the Gudas and Nečas hit and was seen shaking his right leg before exiting the ice. After being attended to on Canada's bench, Crosby limped down the tunnel to the locker room. He did not return to the bench for the rest of the game.
Czechia was leading 2-1 at the time of Crosby's injury.
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