Andres Ambuhl scored the game-winning goal as Switzerland defeated Canada 3-2 on Saturday in Latvia to stay perfect at the men’s world hockey championship.
Nico Hischier and Dario Simion also scored for Switzerland, which has five regulation wins in as many games and leads Group B.
Captain Tyler Toffoli and Michael Carcone scored the goals for Canada in the loss.
Leonardo Genoni made 27 saves in the Swiss net, while Samuel Montembeault turned away 23 of 26 shots for the Canadians.
WATCH l Switzerland beats Canada at men’s hockey worlds:
After trailing in the second, Switzerland stormed back to remain undefeated.
Canada suffered its first defeat of the tournament but remains in a good position with three regulation wins, one overtime win and a loss.
The Canadians wrap up group play with games Monday against Norway and Tuesday against Czechia before the knockout stage begins Thursday.
U.S. blank Denmark, advance to quarters
The United States shut out Denmark 3-0 on Saturday to stay perfect at the men’s ice hockey world championship.
Alex Tuch scored one goal and added two assists for the United States to earn its fifth victory from five games.
Cutter Gauthier broke the deadlock midway through the final period on a power play before Tuch doubled the advantage and Rocco Grimaldi finished it off with an empty net goal.
Goaltender Casey DeSmith stopped 22 shots for the shutout.
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The Americans lead Group A with 15 points and have secured a spot in the quarterfinals. The top four teams from the two eight-team groups advance to the knockout stage.
In the Latvian capital of Riga, the Czech Republic beat Norway 2-0 to go top of Group B and earn a spot in the last eight.
Later Saturday, Latvia plays Kazakhstanin Group B. In Group A, it’s defending champion Finland against Austria, and Sweden versus France.
WATCH | Crouse keys Canada win over Kazakhstan:
Lawson Crouse scored twice in the opening period as Canada defeated Kazakhstan 5-1 moving to a record of 4-0 at the world hockey championships in Riga, Latvia.
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