Team Canada and Team USA both advanced to the IIHF World Hockey Championship semis after scoring a pair of close, quarterfinal wins on Thursday.
Canada needed overtime, but skated to a 5-4 win over Russia, while the Americans topped the Czech Republic 3-2. Both will play in the semifinals on Saturday, with Team USA facing Sweden at 9:15 a.m. (et) while Canada takes on Switzerland at 1:15 p.m. (et).
Canada, USA Heading to Semis at Worlds
Canada defeats Russia, USA beats Czech Republic in Thursday's quarterfinals
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