Switzerland comes back in thriller to beat Denmark in SO

Switzerland's Marco Miranda scores past Denmark goaltender Kasper Krog in the shootout to beat Denmark 5-4 at IIHF World Junior Championship hockey Friday, December 30, 2016 in Montreal. (Paul Chiasson/CP)

MONTREAL — Marco Miranda scored the only shootout goal to give Switzerland a 5-4 victory over Denmark on Friday night in the world junior hockey championship.

Both teams advanced to the quarterfinals from Group A, leaving defending champion Finland in the relegation round.

Fabian Zehnder scored twice for Switzerland, and Nico Hischier and Nando Eggenberger added goals.

Alexander True and Mathias From each had a goal and an assist for Denmark, and Joachim Blichfeld and Niklas Andersen also scored.

In Group B, Slovakia faced Latvia on Friday night in Toronto.

The United States and Canada top Group B after winning their third straight games Thursday. They will meet Saturday night to complete pool play. Sweden tops Group A after winning its first three games.

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