MILAN—Zach Werenski and his U.S. teammates tried not to look ahead at a potential gold-medal game against Canada at the Olympics. After each went unbeaten in group play, there was no way the North American rivals could meet before the final, but there was work left to do.
After routing Slovakia 6–2 in the semifinals on Friday night, the much-anticipated but never guaranteed U.S.–Canada showdown for gold is on.
