Team Canada is heading to the men's Olympic ice hockey semifinals. Canada matched up with Czechia in the quarterfinals, and it was a tighter game than many anticipated. Czechia actually had a lead well into the third until Nick Suzuki scored with le s than five minutes left Feleipe Franks Jersey in the game to tie it up at three. Olympic men's ice hockey in the quarterfinals utilizes a different overtime system. After a commercial break, the third period ends, and it goes to a 10-minute 3-on-3 sudden death format. One minute and 22 seconds into overtime, Canada's Mitch Marner found the back of the net for the win. Here is more on Marner's game-winning goal. MORE 2026 OLYMPICS: | | Mitch Marner goal video vs. Czechia Marner is normally someone you would expect to a sist a goal, rather than score it, but he decided to take matters into his own hands. The winger took the puck straight down the middle of the ice, weaving through defenders. He went toward the left post and had the goalie locked in on him. He went with a backhand and somehow had the perfect angle to sneak it inside the far post past Czechia goalie Lukas Dostal, who had the near post covered. MITCH MARNER CALLS GAME IN OT. NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) To add to the highlight-reel goal, Marner had fallen to the ice while shooting, but got up elated before going to celebrate with his team. Marner was asked if it was the he has ever scored. He said, "Yeah, probably, it's hard not to say it isn't.Obviously, it's a do-or-die game and one of the biggest tournaments of your life. So, yeah, it'd be cool to, you know, after this tournament, look back on something like that, but we got some work still to do. MORE : Canada vs. Czechia score Canada beat Czechia 4-3 in overtime. Team Canada took the early lead as Macklin Celebrini scored just 3:05 into the first period. Czechia responded with a goal by Lukas Sedlak and David Pastrnak to end the first period up 2-1. Nathan Mackinnon scored halfway through the second to tie it up. Ondrej Palat put Czechia up with about eight minutes to go in the game, and Suzuki scored with le s than four minutes left to keep Canada in the game. Marner scored the game-winner early in overtime to send Canada to the semifinals. MORE : D.J. Humphries Jersey