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Roman Josi (left) of the Nashville Predators looks to play the puck while being defended by Jack Hughes of the New Jersey Devils during the first period at Prudential Center on Jan. 29, 2026, in Newark, New Jersey. 

 Photo: Getty Images/Ishika Samant

Predators defenseman Roman Josi is chasing an international first for his native Switzerland at the IIHF World Championship in Czechia.

The Swiss, who’ve never won a gold medal at the annual tournament, have advanced to Saturday’s semifinal round and will take on Canada. That game will air at 11:20 a.m. CT on the NHL Network. The winner advances to Sunday’s gold-medal game against the winner of the Sweden-Czechia contest.