Canada vs Slovakia Preview & Prediction | 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship | Quarter-Final

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Canada are looking to banish the demons of last year’s loss at the hands of Czechia at this stage of the tournament, as they take on Slovakia this time around.

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How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / USA – NHL Network / Canada – TSN/RDS

How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / USA – NHL Network via subscriptions for fuboTV, DirectTV, SlingTV or ESPN+ / Canada – TSN streaming platforms

Canada vs Slovakia prediction

A potential blockbuster semi-final showdown with USA needs to be far from these Canadian players’ minds ahead of a very tricky quarter-final encounter with Slovakia. The Group B winners are undefeated so far with four wins from four, one of those coming in overtime. But that means very little now, as we transition to straight knockout hockey. Like Canada, Slovakia were also quarter-final losers last year. Their group stage campaign was significantly tougher, losing three matches but beating Germany to ensure their place in the last eight.

When comparing these two squads, Canada are clearly stronger, but being able to keep their heads, execute under pressure and from period one, quickly enforcing the attacking playstyle that has been so successful for them so far, yielding 25 group stage goals. Expect them to wind up too strong for Slovakia in what should be a high-scoring game.

Canada vs Slovakia tip: Canada to win