The group stage has come and gone at the World Junior Championships in Russia, with the final preliminary games completed on Monday. Six teams will now advance to the knockout stages, while the less fortunate four will fight to avoid relegation.
Let's take a look at Monday's games.
Game One
Czech Republic 4, Switzerland (OT)
The Czech Republic punched its ticket to the knockout round with an overtime victory over Switzerland, and by pushing the game to overtime, Switzerland picked up the vital point they needed to earn a quarterfinal bid.
The Czech Republic beat Latvia on Sunday to put them in position to survive. Meanwhile, the Swiss lost in overtime to Finland creating a three-way tie for second in Group A between the Czechs, Finns and Swiss. Only two of the three teams could advance, making this matchup appear to be a must-win for both sides.
Matej Beran gave the Czech Republic the early edge with a goal three minutes and 46 seconds into the game. Switzerland drew even by way of Christian Marti ten minutes later.
The intermission proved to favor the Czechs as they ...
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