Stankoven scores twice as Canada defeats Switzerland to reach world junior semifinals

Logan Stankoven had two goals and an assist Wednesday as Canada posted a 6-3 quarter-final victory over Switzerland at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton.

Tyson Foerster also scored and contributed two helpers, while Jack Thompson, Nathan Gaucher and Will Cuylle all added goals for Canada (5-0-0) and Ronan Seeley notched a pair of assists.

Attilio Biasca scored twice and captain Simon Knak added a goal for Switzerland (1-4-0).

Dylan Garand made 22 saves for Canada, which outshot the Swiss 41-25.

Switzerland's Noah Patenaude allowed four goals on nine shots before being replaced by Kevin Pasche midway through the first period. Pasche made 30 saves in relief.

Switzerland pulled Pasche with 3:15 to go in favour of an extra attacker but couldn't make up the two-goal deficit.

Instead, Stankoven scored into the empty net with 69 seconds left on the game clock.

Some sloppy play created trouble for Canada midway through the second period.

Trying to clear the puck from behind the net, Garand sent the puck to Donovan Sebrango along the boards and the defenceman sent the puck up ice.

Biasca picked off the pass and snapped a shot past the Canadian goalie to make it 5-3 at the 7:51 mark.

A pass from Olen Zellweger to Cuylle down low set up Canada's fifth goal. Cuylle sent a sharp-angle shot in off Pasche 4:30 into the second.

That pass though.