US Beats Hungary, Canada Tops Slovenia at Ice Hockey Worlds
TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — America needed to come from a aim right down to outclass newcomer Hungary 7-1 for its second win on the ice hockey world championship on Sunday.
Canada needed to do the identical on the best way to a 5-2 victory over Slovenia, the opposite newly promoted staff within the prime division.
Nick Bonino scored two targets for the People and Rocco Grimaldi had a aim and two assists of their Group A sport at Nokia Area in Tampere.
People Alex Tuch and Nick Bonino responded to Istvan Sofron’s aim to return again into the sport within the opening interval.
Bonino added his second within the center interval on an influence play and Cutter Gauthier made it 4-1 with a shot between the pads of goaltender Dominik Horvath.
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Connor Mackey, Grimaldi and Luke Tuch completed the scoring with a aim every within the third interval.
MacKenzie Weegar had a aim and two assists within the second three-point sport for the Calgary Flames defenseman whereas Michael Carcone and Jack McBain had a aim and an help for Canada.
After Jan Drozg’s aim put Slovenia forward within the opening interval, Canada answered with a three-goal second interval in Group B within the Latvian capital Riga.
Carcone equalized with a wrist shot 1:13 into the body, Pierre-Olivier Joseph rallied Canada to a 2-1 lead and Milan Lucic doubled the benefit on an influence play.
Weegar and McBain had one every within the third earlier than Drozg lowered the deficit to 5-2 along with his second.
America subsequent faces Germany on Monday whereas Canada performs Slovakia.
Within the remaining video games afterward Sunday, France confronted Denmark and Sweden performed Austria in Group A, whereas it is Switzerland vs. Norway and the Czech Republic vs. Kazakhstan in Group B.
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