Canada, led by the duo of NHL superstars Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon, had rolled through the tournament up until this point, suffering only a shootout loss to Finland while easily handling the field. The Canadians, however, shockingly met their match in the quarterfinals.

Frank Nazar scored twice to help the United States rally for a 5-2 victory over the Czech Republic and hand the titleholder its first defeat at the ice hockey world championship.

Team Canada is aiming for its sixth consecutive win at the IIHF World Championship 2025. They will face Finland on Monday, May 19. The match features

Juuso Pärssinen and Will Cuylle were both involved in a thrilling game on Monday night between Team Finland and Team Canada as part of the 2025 IIHF World Championship.

Defending champion the Czech Republic has shut out Germany 5-0 and stayed unbeaten at the ice hockey world championship.

IIHF World Championship had its third of four game days with six contests on the docket, with Canada, USA, Sweden, Czechia, Denmark and Finland coming up victorious.