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Washington Capitals: Dmitrij Jaskin and Jakub Vrana Connect for Final Goal in Czech Republic Win

Representing their home country, the Czech Republic, on Sunday in the IIHF World Championship, the Czechs picked up another big win in the chase for first place in Group B.

This victory was a big 8-0 shutout over Austria. The Czechs are in the same group as Alex Ovechkin, Dmitry Orlov, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Team Russia, who has tore it up in Words and is undefeated heading into Sunday’s game against Switzerland.

Radek Faska and Dominik Kubalik scored in the first period to give the Czechs a 2-0 lead after 20.