Canada beats Latvia to earn berth in world under-18 semifinals

UMEA, Sweden — Canada is heading to the semifinals at the world under-18 hockey championship.

Peyton Krebs scored two goals to lead Canada to a 3-1 quarterfinal win over Latvia on Thursday.

Krebs’ empty-netter with 20 seconds left sealed the victory for Canada (5-0).

Braden Schneider also scored for Canada, while goalie Taylor Gauthier made 38 saves.

Harijs Brants scored for Latvia, while netminder Arturs Silovs stopped 40 shots.

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Canada will face host Sweden (4-1) in a semifinal on Saturday. Sweden beat the Czech Republic 4-2 in quarterfinal play.

Russia will face the United States in the other semi.

The Americans beat defending champion Finland 6-0 on Thursday, while Russia knocked off Belarus by the same score.

The medal games are Sunday.

Canada hasn’t won a medal at the event since 2015 when it captured its second straight bronze. Canada’s last gold came in 2013.

The Canadian Press