Czechia vs Canada Preview & Prediction | 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship | Quarter-Final

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If Canada are to go all the way, then the home nation will need to improve come the knockout stage, with Czechia waiting for them in the last eight.

Start date/time: Friday 3rd January, 2025, UK – not before 12:30am / Thursday 2nd January, US ET – not before 7:30pm / Thursday 2nd January, US PT – not before 4:30pm

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – NHL Network / Canada – TSN

How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / US – NHL Network via subscriptions for fuboTV, DirectTV, SlingTV or ESPN+ / Canada – TSN streaming platforms

Czechia vs Canada Prediction

If Canada aren’t on their game here then Czechia could well dump them out, but a reaction is expected from the hosts following their defeat at the hands of USA. Canada surprisingly struggled across the group stage, also losing in overtime to Latvia, but wins over Finland and Germany helped see them through.

Czechia on the other hand, finished with more points than Canada, winning three of their four games. After racking up 25 points across those matches, they have every reason to believe they can outscore Canada here. But the latter will surely show up when it matters most, in the knockout stage and the home crowd could also play their part. Whilst this encounter could go either way, consider backing the Canadians to narrowly advance.

Czechia vs Canada Tip: Canada to win