Canada leads Czechia after first period in World Juniors semifinals
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Canada leads Czechia 2-0 after the first period of their semifinal matchup at the 2022 World Junior Hockey Championship.
Kent Johnson opened the scoring at 10:04, beating Czech goaltender Tomas Suchanek to make it 1-0.
Connor Bedard doubled Canada's lead five minutes later to 2-0 with a goal with assists from Nathan Gaucher and Will Cuylle.
The Canadians outshot the Czechs 14-8.
Suchanek made 12 saves while Canadian goaltender Dylan Garand stopped all eight shots he faced.