MINSK, Belarus -- The Czech Republic scored three second-period, power-play goals in beating the United States 4-3 in the quarterfinals of the ice hockey world championship on Thursday. Malcolm Subban Jersey . Also, Russia blanked France 3-0 to face defending champion Sweden or Belarus in the semifinals on Saturday. The Czechs will play Canada or Finland in the semis. Captain Tomas Rolinek answered Brock Nelsons power-play goal in the opening period, and Tomas Hertl, Roman Cervenka and Ondrej Nemec all beat veteran goaltender Tim Thomas on power plays in less than 10 minutes in the middle period. U.S. captain Justin Abdelkader received a five-minute penalty and was ejected for a big hit on forward Vladimir Sobotka, who needed treatment on the ice and did not return to the game. Czech coach Vladimir Ruzicka didnt give details about his injury but said he hoped Sobotka will be available for the semis. Tyler Johnson reduced the deficit to 4-2 with 1:10 left in the game, and added his second 13 seconds later, but it was too late and the U.S., bronze medallists last year, came up short. "I wish they (the goals) would have come a little sooner," Johnson said. Hertl and Cervenka scored from rebounds during Abdelkaders penalty, and Jaromir Jagr set up Nemec to drive a slap shot past Thomas. "We scored three power-plays goals and that decided the game," Jagr said. "But we messed things up in the last two minutes. It was a lesson for the young players, and for those who never experienced that the game ends only after the final whistle." Russia star forward Evgeni Malkin made his presence felt in his second game at the worlds as he scored a power-play goal and added an assist, and Artyom Anisimov and Alexander Kutuzov also scored at Frances expense. "I felt much better today, I had the time to get acclimated," said Malkin, who arrived from the NHL playoffs. "It was a good win but we could have played better and been more effective." Goaltender Sergei Bobrovski stopped 16 shots for the shutout. Another Russian star, forward Alex Ovechkin, returned after he missed a game due to a right leg injury. "It was a bit awkward to skate in the brace," Ovechkin said. "But Ill play without it the next game, and everything will be OK." Shea Theodore Jersey . - Wesley Matthews got a chance to practice his bow-and-arrow 3-point celebration on Sunday night. Nate Schmidt Golden Knights Jersey . Bostons bats exploded in Mondays opener, as David Ortiz belted a pair of two-run homers, Stephen Drew homered and drove in four runs and the Red Sox pummeled the Blue Jays, 14-1. http://www.goldenknightssale.com/authentic-tomas-nosek-golden-knights-jersey/ . Gaborik was acquired in a trade with Columbus on Wednesday and skated on the top line with centre Anze Kopitar and right-winger Justin Williams. "We created some things," said Gaborik, who logged 16:38 of ice time.SYDNEY, N.S. -- Rouyn-Noranda used a four-goal third period to defeat Cape Breton. Liam OBrien scored twice for the Huskies (6-4-2), with his second goal of the game at 4:36 of the third period giving his team a 4-3 lead. Francis Perron, Jean-Sebastien Dea, Dillon Fournier, Mathieu Lemay and Maxime St-Cyr, with an empty-netter, also scored for Rouyn-Noranda. Kyle Farrell scored the games first two goals for the Screaming Eagles (6-5-2). Cameron Darcy and William Carrrier rounded out the scoring for Cape Breton. Alexandre Belanger made 30 saves for the Huskies. Maxime Lagace handled 12 of the 15 shots he faced over the first two periods for Cape Breton. Alex Bureau stopped five of the eight shots he faced in the final period. ISLANDERS 7-1 FOREURS CHARLOTTETOWN -- Charlottetowns Antoine Bibeau let in the games first goal but fiinished with 48 saves, and the Islanders scored seven unanswered goals to dump Val-dOr 7-1 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League play Thursday. Cody Eakin Golden Knights Jersey. Guillaume Gelinas opened the scoring for the Foreurs (7-5-0) with a short-handed goal at 13:17 of the first period, and 40 seconds later Kameron Kielly tied it for Charlottetown (9-2-1) on the power play. Alexandre Goulet made it 2-1 before the period was over. Daniel Sprong and Alex Pepin scored 20 seconds apart in the third period to make it 4-1 at the 2:22 mark. The Islanders added to the rout with goals from Deverick Ottereyes, another from Sprong, and their seventh of the night from Guillaume Rioux-Legault. Francois Tremblay stopped 23 of 28 shots for Val-dOr, and Keven Bouchard stopped just one of the three shots he faced over the final 16:24 of the game. ' ' '