Paul scores twice, Canada advances to world hockey semifinals with win over Slovakia

Canada scored twice in the first four minutes 15 seconds and led 5-1 in the third period, giving them enough a cushion to comfortably endure the inevitable pushback from the Slovaks.

Dylan Guenther had the game-winning goal and an assist, while Jared McCann, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Brandon Tanev also scored for the defending-champion Canadians. "We knew they were going to push back, but I thought we did a good job of playing a full 60 minutes," Paul said.Switzerland defeated Germany 3-1 in Thursday's other quarterfinal. Sweden faced Finland and the United States took on host Czechia in later quarterfinals.McCann gave Canada early breathing room with a goal 2:15 into the game when he got a step on the Slovak defence and beat Hlavaj.

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