Canada got off to a slow start against Latvia in their second game of the 2026 World Juniors as the two teams sit tied 0-0 after the opening 20 minutes.

Canada 2, Latvia 1 (OT): Michael Hage (Montreal Canadiens) scored a power-play goal 44 seconds into overtime, and Canada won its second straight game in Group B at 3M Arena at Mariucci on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Day 2 at the 2026 World Juniors was another busy four-game slate that included a couple of tighter-than-expected games for Canada and USA.

Canada holds a narrow 1-0 lead over Latvia after two periods in their World Junior Championship preliminary round matchup Saturday night in Minneapolis.

Latvia upset Canada in the 2025 edition of the tournament and came close this time. But, it was Canada who advanced to 2-0.

Exactly a year after Latvia pulled off one of the most unexpected heists in the history of the world junior hockey tournament, a 3-2 shootout win over Canada, and they nearly did it again.

Michael Hage’s overtime heroics deny Latvia a second straight upset, as Canada battles through a tense rematch and secures a hard-fought victory.

OTTAWA, Ontario — Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a 3-2 victory over Canada on Friday night in the world junior hockey championship. Mateiko beat Jack Ivankovic to the blocker side to end the tiebreaker ...