Czechia defeated Denmark 3-2 in their qualification round game on Tuesday and will face Canada in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
The game was scoreless through 25 minutes before both teams found their offence in a five-goal second period.
Czechia took a 1-0 lead in the second period on a goal from Colorado Avalanche forward Martin Necas, marking his third straight game with a goal. Alexander True of Denmark tied the game less than four minutes later.
Vancouver Canucks centre David Kampf tipped in a pass from Jan Rutta to restore the Czechia lead just 1 minute and 13 seconds after True’s goal. Just over a minute later Roman Cervenka scored to extend Czechia’s lead to 3-1.
Nick Olesen scored on the power play after Tomas Hertl was called for tripping to bring Denmark back within one with just under three minutes left in the second period.
Denmark pushed hard for a tying goal in the final two minutes, but neither team was able to score in the third.
Lukas Dostal is in net for Czechia, with Frederik Andersen backstopping the Danes.
Czechia fell 5-0 to Canada in their opening game of the group round, bouncing back with a 6-3 win over France before falling to Switzerland 4-3 in overtime in their final preliminary game.
Denmark fell 3-1 to Germany in their opener and lost 6-3 to the United States in their second game before picking up a 4-2 win over Latvia on Sunday.
The two teams finished eighth and ninth in the standings after the group round, leaving the winner of Tuesday’s game on course to face the top-seeded Canadians. The tournament will reseed for the semifinals with the top remaining seed facing the lowest remaining seed.
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