Canada - Czech Republic 2-1

Jeff Skinner broke a 1-1 tie with a lovely goal early in the third period that stood up as the winner to give Canada a 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in the Preliminary Round at the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. Incredibly, Skinner played the least of any player in the game (8:48) with the exception of Luke Schenn, who received a match penalty in the second period, and young defenceman T.J. Brodie. It was the first game between the countries in World Championship play since 2010 a