Porter Martone and Cole Beaudoin scored in the second period as Canada increased their lead over Slovakia to 7-1 after 40 minutes of their quarter-final matchup at the 2026 World Juniors.
Martone collected a pass from Keaton Verhoeff at the blueline and scored on the rush at 9:31 of the second frame to extend the Canadian lead.
Beaudoin got on the scoresheet at 10:41 of the period as he used a net-front screen to pickup another marker for Canada.
Jan Chovan finally got Slovakia on the board at 16:50 of the period, breaking the Canadian shutout.
Canada started the second period with a commanding 5-0 lead thanks to an offensive onslaught in the first frame.
After the teams played to an early stalemate, Cole Reschny opened the floodgates for Canada with his marker at 13:58 by going to the net and pouncing on a rebound.
Tij Iginla wasted no time adding to the advantage :44 seconds later with a beautiful snipe past Slovakia goaltender Michal Pradel.
Michael Misa made it three for Canada in the first period, finding open space and firing the puck into the net.
That was the end of the night for Pradel, who was replaced in net by Alan Lendak.
Sam O’Reilly followed the Misa marker with one of his own after just :52 seconds, giving Canada a 4-0 lead.
Canada then went to the first power play of the game thanks to a high-sticking penalty by Tomas Pobezal and Brady Martin made them pay, scoring the fifth goal of the period to cap off an offensive explosion.
Jack Ivankovic got the start in net for Canada and has made 13 saves through the opening two periods.
Canada is trying to advance out of the quarter-final round for the first time in three years. They suffered defeats at the hands of Czechia at this stage in two consecutive tournaments.
The Canadians advanced to the knockout round of the 2026 World Juniors after going undefeated in the preliminary round.