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05/22 11:59 CDT Canada remains perfect in five games at the ice hockey worlds
after beating Slovenia
Canada remains perfect in five games at the ice hockey worlds after beating
Slovenia
FRIBOURG, Switzerland (AP) --- Canada beat Slovenia 3-1 to make it five wins
from five games at the ice hockey world championship on Friday.
Emmitt Finnie led with a goal and an assist and Denton Mateychuk and Dylan
Cozens also scored. Jet Greaves stopped 13 shots as Canada outshot Slovenia
32-14.
Mateychuk, playing in his first worlds, skated to the top of the left circle
before shooting past Slovenia goaltender Zan Us at 11:07 in the opening period.
Cozens added the second from the slot with 6:46 remaining in the middle period
for his third goal in Switzerland. Sidney Crosby bagged his sixth assist at the
tournament.
Finnie made it 3-0 by deflecting in a shot by Morgan Rielly from the blue line
in the final period.
Rozle Bohinc scored a consolation goal for Slovenia with 1:05 left.
Canada tops Group B in Fribourg with Slovakia trailing by three points. The
teams meet on Sunday.
Canada has won four games in regulation and one in overtime.
In a Group A in Zurich, Germany downed Hungary 6-2 for its first victory at the
worlds after four defeats. Leon Gawanke sparked the Germans with a hat trick.
Later Friday, Finland played Britain in Zurich and Sweden faced Italy in
Fribourg.
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