A superb pass from Canadian prospect Joshua Roy on a two-on-one attack in overtime allowed Dylan Guenther to score the game-winning goal and Canada beat Czechia 3-2 to claim a second gold medal. consecutive gold.
Canada cruised easily to gold with seven minutes to go in the third period, thanks to goals from Guenther, their first of the game, and Shane Wright, but the Czechs staged a spectacular comeback to tie the game.
For the first time in the tournament, Connor Bedard, closely watched, was shut out in a game, but he will have largely contributed to this conquest with 23 points in eight games.
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