The quarterfinals at the 2018 IIHF World Championships are over, and as usual, there were some upsets.
In the first game to go against the standings order, Canada, who finished third in their Group, beat Russia, who finished second. The game went to overtime, and was won on a stunning pass from Connor McDavid to Ryan O’Reilly.
Connor McDavid with an incredible pass to Ryan O'Reilly in OT to send Canada to the semi-finals #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/gvANSyrWjZ
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) May 17, 2018
Canada used their deeper forward pool to overcome their deficiencies in net, and all they need to do is repeat that twice more and they’ll have the gold.