After a week of preliminary games at the 2023 World Junior Hockey Championships, the stakes got higher Monday with four quarterfinal matchups.
Eight of 10 teams in the competition advanced to the knockout stage after four games, but there is no more room for error with only four teams going through to the next round.
Here is the latest from Halifax and Moncton, Canada with a trip to the semifinals on the line.
Schedule/Results (Jan. 2)
Sweden def. Finland 3-2
Czechia vs. Switzerland, 1:30 p.m. ET
United States vs. Germany, 4 p.