EDMONTON, Alberta — Logan Stankoven, a second-round draft pick of the Dallas Stars, had two goals and an assist, and Canada defeated Switzerland 6-3 on Wednesday night in the world junior hockey quarterfinals.
Tyson Foerster had a goal and two assists, Jack Thompson, Nathan Gaucher and Will Cuylle also scored and Dylan Garand made 22 saves for the tournament hosts, who remained unbeaten. Attilio Biasca scored twice and Simon Knak added a goal for Switzerland in the tournament’s third quarterfinal matchup.
Earlier in the day, Emil Andrae broke a tie midway through the third period and Sweden beat Latvia 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the semifinals.
Isak Rosen opened the scoring for Sweden on a power play in the first period. Gustavs Ozolins tied it late in second period. Jesper Wallstedt made 12 saves for Sweden.
It was a bounce-back effort for Wallstedt, a first-round draft choice of the Minnesota Wild. After Sweden’s 3-2 loss to Team USA on Sunday, he said, “I betrayed the whole team; all the players, all the staff and I disappointed the whole country with this loss.”
In the first quarterfinal, Finland beat Germany 5-2.
Roby Jarventie had two goals and two assists for Finland. Kasper Simontaival and Joel Maatta each had a goal and an assist, with Finland scoring four times on the power play.
Roni Hirvonen also scored, and Leevi Merilainen made 19 saves. Bennet Rossmy had two power-play goals for Germany.
The final game of the day featured another unbeaten club, Team USA, the defending champion, taking on the Czech Republic.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.