GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA—Goalie Pavel Francouz was the shootout star as the Czech Republic beat Canada 3-2 on Saturday at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Wojtek Wolski scored for Canada in the shootout while Maxim Lapierre, Derek Roy, Rene Bourque and Maxim Noreau missed. Mason Raymond and Bourque scored for Canada in the first period, which wraps up preliminary-round play Sunday against South Korea. Dominik Kubalik and Michal Jordan scored in regulation time for the Czechs, who edged South Korea 2-1 in their opener. Canadian forward Derek Roy, right, and Team Canada put 33 shots on the Czech net through the extra frame, but only mustered two goals.

Source: thestar February 17, 2018 06:00 UTC