Team Canada Gets Revenge in 4-0 Win Over Team USA
Team Canada just handled business in a big way, knocking off the defending champs Team USA 4–0 in the quarterfinals at the World Hockey Championship. And, the result never really felt in doubt once they got rolling.
Team Canada looked like a group playing together.
Canada looked way more connected from the jump. Macklin Celebrini opened the scoring on the power play after a pretty steady first period, and from there it was kind of a slow squeeze. The USA had moments, but they just couldn’t break through what turned into a really solid defensive night for Canada. Jet Greaves was the story in net, stopping everything thrown at him and finishing with a 34-save shutout that honestly kept the whole thing from ever getting uncomfortable.
Canada added to it in the second with another goal, and by the time the third period rolled around, it felt like the U.S. was pressing just to get something going more than anything else. They had chances, but Greaves shut the door a couple of times that basically killed any momentum they tried to build. On the other side, Canada just played it simple — defend well, chip pucks out, and wait for mistakes.
Evan Bouchard was injured during the game.
There was also a bit of chaos mixed in, including a major penalty after a high hit that ended up taking Evan Bouchard out of the game. Even then, Canada didn’t really lose control, which says a lot about how steady they were overall. They didn’t even need to fully cash in on the five-minute power play to stay in control, which is usually where games like this can swing.
By the time the empty-netters came, it was basically done. Sidney Crosby added one late, just to put a bow on it, and Canada walked away with a pretty clean 4–0 win and a ticket to the semifinals.
Greaves simply didn’t allow Team USA to get anything going.
For the USA, it’s a tough ending after coming in as defending champs. They had some push in the third period, but nothing that really broke Canada’s structure. And when you run into a goalie like Greaves having one of those nights, it just gets that much harder.
Canada moves on, feeling much better about their game than they did a year ago, when things went sideways in the quarters. This one felt controlled, professional, and honestly pretty comfortable once they settled in.