"The gold-medal favorites, playing most of the game without an injured Sidney Crosby, needed a goal from Nick Suzuki with 3:27 left in regulation to force overtime, and then got a Mitch Marner marker just 1:22 into the extra frame. The upset win would have seen Canada go without a medal at a best-on-best Olympics for the first time since 2006."
"After missing a wide-open net earlier in the contest, Suzuki made up for his gaffe and then some with the crucial game-tying tally. The Montreal Canadiens captain decided not to dump the puck in and instead gained the Czech zone with control. Suzuki then helped filter possession to the point and moved to the front of the net where he made a deft deflection of a Devon Toews shot that made its way through Dostal."
Canada advanced to the men's hockey semifinals at the 2026 Winter Olympics with a dramatic 4-3 overtime victory over Czechia. Sidney Crosby left the game injured, forcing Canada to play most of the contest without him. Czechia led 3-2 after Ondrej Palat scored off a Martin Necas rush with 7:42 remaining, following earlier goals by Lukas Sedlak and David Pastrnak. Nick Suzuki tied the game at 3 with 3:27 left by deflecting a Devon Toews shot after driving into the Czech zone. Lukas Dostal made 37 saves for Czechia. Jordan Binnington stopped a Martin Necas breakaway in regulation. In overtime, Mitch Marner scored 1:22 in to seal the win.
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