Welcome to Day 3 of the 2025 World Juniors in Ottawa. But first, what happened last night? The story of Day 2 was undoubtedly Latvia’s 3-2 shootout win over a lacklustre Canadian team. The Athletic’s Corey Pronman has you covered on Canada’s causes for concern regarding the biggest upset in tournament history.

Day 3 of the 2025 WJC will see only two games. Latvia will look for another upset, facing the US, and Czechia looks to move to 2-0.

Day two of the 2025 World Juniors saw plenty of WHLers stepping up for their countries. Four games were on the schedule, with Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and Latvia all skating away with victories. Here is a look at how WHL players faired on Friday.