Lucas Raymond dominates, Red Wings free agent target clutch in World Championship quarters
Lucas Raymond scored twice to lead Sweden into the semifinals of the World Championship, but a Detroit Red Wings teammate stalled out in the quarterfinals.
And in what would turn out to be the most thrilling quarterfinal Thursday, May 22, Denmark upset hockey powerhouse Canada, 2-1, before a jubilant home crowd at Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning, Denmark.
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There was nothing close about the earlier game in Herning: Marco Kasper's Austrians were routed, 6-0, by central European neighbor Switzerland.
At Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, the home team beat Czechia, 5-2. In the earlier quarterfinal there, the U.S. beat Finland, 5-2.
The U.S. next plays Sweden on Saturday, May 24, while Denmark faces Switzerland.
ANALYSIS: Denmark's Nikolaj Ehlers is compelling watch for Red Wings at Worlds
Lucas Raymond of of Sweden celebrates with William Karlsson after scoring 3-0 during the 2025 Ice Hockey World Championship match between Sweden and Czechia at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden on May 22, 2025.
Austria's loss doesn't diminish how much Kasper accomplished. The Detroit Red Wings forward, coming off a standout second half of his rookie season, finished with four goals and three assists at the World Championship. It was a great opportunity for him to show how he performs in high-pressure games, and he more than held his own.
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Raymond's output in the quarters gives him four goals and six assists after eight games.
Sweden, Switzerland and the U.S. all held up as the higher seeds in their quarterfinals, and all the games ended with three-goals-or-more differentials.
But Canada could not hold up as the favorites. It was a scoreless game until Travis Sanheim gave Canada the lead five minutes into the third period. That stood until the final minutes when Nikolaj Ehlers — a potential free agent target for the Wings this summer — scored a second straight clutch goal since joining Denmark for the final game of the preliminary round.
Nick Oleson scored with 49 seconds to play in regulation to send home the Canadians, whose NHL-laden roster included Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon and Jordan Binnington.
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