On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, the IIHF Men’s World Championship continues with a slate of four more games in Riga, Latvia. With a number of games that could really play a part in the playoff picture, one of the most interesting matchups is Canada versus Norway. The game is at 1:15 PM EST / 10:15 AM PST in the Arena Riga. Canada (0-3) has just two more strong chances to avoid going winless at the World Championship, and one of those opportunities is Wednesday against Norway (1-2). After losing to Latvia, the USA, and Germany in their first three contests, the Canadians are in a tie with Italy (0-3) at the bottom of Group B. The odds of making the playoffs don’t look good for the team that entered the tournament at No. 5 in the initial power rankings. Struggles on offense and defense have dug them into this hole, as the team sports a score differential of 2-10. They’ve scored just once in each of their last two games after getting shut out by Latvia to open the Worlds. The game against Germany was arguably their best display in the tournament so far. With just over two minutes left, Canada pulled their goalie down just 2-1, looking for a chance to tie it up. The tactic backfired, and Germany netted the finishing blow, but at least Canada had a chance, unlike their previous games. When the team took the ice against Germany, they did so with a change at goalkeeper, with Adin Hill replacing the older Darcy Kuemper. Outside of the five-point allowance, Kuemper gave the USA team on Sunday, he hadn’t been bad in front of the net. Maybe it was a motivating move to clean things up. What Canada needs to do to end the losing is anyone’s guess. Of course, they need to convert goals, but they’re already out-shooting their opponents. Canada leads the tournament with 107 shots on goal. What more can be done? Maybe Norway will present them with a more equal foe. In Canada, the TSN Network is covering all of the games for their National Team. Nent Norway is providing the broadcast coverage for their team. If you need a stream, however, it can be difficult to find one, especially one that’s legitimate. We recommend PremiumTV for catching all of the games throughout the IIHF World Championship. With no contracts or VPN required, PremiumTV can be accessed directly from your browser. Norway has lost to the good opponents and beat the only bad opponent that they’ve faced so far. At 1-2, in the middle of Group B, that says that they are roughly an average team. Coming off of a 5-2 loss against Finland (2-0-1-0), the Norwegians, on paper, have a palette cleanser of an opponent in Canada. However, that bad losing taste in their mouths could stay there a bit longer if the winless Canadians can figure out how to be themselves again. Slovakia won yet again on Monday in 2021 IIHF Men’s World Championships action, while Canada is still searching for their first win after falling to Germany, dropping them to 0-3 in the tournament thus far. Meanwhile, the United States is off until Tuesday - but they’ve added a new goaltender. Drew Commesso, who spent this past season with Boston University and who has previously played with USA Hockey at various levels, will join the team. Commesso, a 2020 draft pick of the Chicago Blackhawks replaces Anthony Stolarz, who will miss the remainder of the tournament due to an injury sustained in Sunday’s win. Overall, it’s been a quiet tournament so far for the Sabres players involved. Peter Cehlarik (SVK) leads the tournament with six points, while Marcel Noebels and Lukas Reichel (both GER) have five points each. Canada's Kerri Einarson and Brad Gushue settled for a fourth-place finish at the world mixed doubles curling championship on Sunday after a 7-4 loss to Sweden in the bronze-medal game. Sweden's Almida De Val and Oscar Eriksson scored four in the first end and never relinquished the lead. The game was conceded in the eighth after a double peel left Canada no chance to set up a steal of three.Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds of host Scotland won gold later in the day with a 9-7 victory over Norway's Kristin Skaslien and Magnus Nedregotten. Even though Gushue and Einarson missed the podium, their top-seven finish in the 20-team field secured a mixed doubles berth for Canada at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.I'm very proud of how Kerri and I battled throughout the week," Gushue said. "There was no doubt we were tired and not at our best, but we left it all on the ice and that's all you could ask for. We're disappointed not to earn a medal, but are proud to have earned the Olympic spot for Canada.Sweden put the game out of reach in the seventh end when De Val made an around-the-horn shot. The rock took out two Canadian stones before sitting under cover as shot rock.Canada played a raise double-takeout hoping to score two, but the raised stone rolled too far. Canada had to settle for a single point. The event capped a disappointing run of Canadian results at world curling championships this season.Canada's Brendan Bottcher lost the qualification game at the world men's playdowns in the Calgary bubble and Einarson's four-player team suffered the same fate at the women's world championship.While Beijing berths were secured in all disciplines, it was the first time that Canada was shut out of the medals at all three world events in the same season.