Jagr delivers tour de force performance in Czech win. Ekblad and Kulikov also on to semifinals.
The 2015 IIHF World Championship moved to the knockout stage of the tournament with four quarterfinal games today. Three of the tilts involved members of the Florida Panthers.
Czech Republic 5, Sweden 3: Jaromir Jagr delivered a huge two-goal, one assist performance as the host team held off Sweden to set up a date with powerhouse Canada on Saturday. Jagr scored a power-play goal and set up another by Jan Kovar in the second period.