Forward Adam Fantilli, a projected top-five pick in next month’s NHL draft, scored at 8:56 of the third period to lift Canada to a 4-2 semifinal victory over host Latvia at the men’s world hockey championship on Saturday.
Teammate Scott Laughton added an empty-net goal with 43 seconds left in regulation.
Samuel Blais and Jack Quinn also scored for Canada, the reigning silver medallists, while Sam Montembeault turned aside 20 of 22 shots.
The Canadians will play the winner of the Germany-U.S. semifinal game in Sunday’s final.
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Canada secured a semifinal berth and also avenged a memorable loss to host Finland on Thursday.
Jack Quinn, Samuel Blais, Michael Carcone, Tyler Toffoli, Blais and Quinn scored in the 4-1 win.
Finland defeated Canada 4-3 in overtime to win gold last May, the third straight time they played in the championship contest.
Finland beat Canada in 2019 but Canada won the rematch two years later. The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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