Overview
- Canada edged Czechia 4-3 on a Mitch Marner backhand 1:22 into 3-on-3 overtime to advance in Milan.
- Nick Suzuki deflected a Devon Toews point shot with 3:27 left in regulation to force OT after Ondrej Palat put Czechia ahead late.
- Jordan Binnington preserved the tie with a critical breakaway stop on Martin Necas in the final 70 seconds of regulation.
- Nineteen-year-old Macklin Celebrini had a goal and two assists, opening the scoring at 3:05 off a Connor McDavid feed and extending his teenage points record in an Olympics with NHL players.
- Canada will be reseeded for Friday's semifinal, with the opponent determined by the remaining quarterfinal results; McDavid reached 11 points, tying the single-Games mark by an NHL player.