Sweden survives late Latvia rally to advance to semis at World Juniors
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David Edstrom's second-period power-play goal stood as the winner, as Sweden held on for a 3-2 quarterfinal victory over Latvia.
Zeb Forsfjall and Anton Wahlberg also scored for Sweden, which led 3-0 early in the second period.
Latvia, however, made the Swedes sweat, with Eriks Mateiko scoring back-to-back goals to cut the lead to 3-2 heading into the second intermission.
Latvian goaltender Linards Feldbergs had 47 saves on 50 shots.
Melker Thelin made 11 saves for Sweden.
Sweden, which topped Group B in the preliminary round with a 4-0 record, is looking for its first world junior title since 2012.