Canada Breaks Open Tight Game to Rout Denmark

Crosby leads Canada past Denmark as Martone scores early in third  

After a scoreless two periods, Canada scored five unanswered goals in the third to beat Denmark and extend their 100% record at the World Championship.

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Canada avenged their quarter-final loss at last year’s World Championship by beating Denmark 5-1 on Monday night. The win keeps Canada’s perfect record intact at this year’s tournament.

Denmark had hopes of repeating last year’s upset after holding Canada scoreless through two periods. Despite that, Canada dominated possession and led 27-9 on shots on goal heading into the final period.

Canada controlled possession for most of the game and created several tough chances against Danish goalkeeper Nicolaj Henriksen. Even so, Denmark held on and kept the possibility of an upset alive.

The Canadian favorites grew more dominant in the second period. Just like in last year’s quarter-final, neither side managed to score in the first 40 minutes, and the teams went to the locker room tied at 0-0.

Porter Martone broke the deadlock 28 seconds into the third period. He had played a key role in helping the Philadelphia Flyers eliminate the Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL playoffs.

The goal left Denmark visibly deflated. Just two and a half minutes later, Gabriel Vilardi made it worse with a clever play, slipping past Morten Poulsen’s challenge before firing the puck over Nicolaj Henriksen’s glove.

Sidney Crosby then showed why he remains vital for Canada. He dropped the puck to Denton Mateychuk, who scored to make it 3-0 at 3:33.

Midway through the third period, Nick Olesen gave Denmark a lifeline. The same player who scored the winner in last year’s quarter-final cut in front and jammed the puck past goalie Jet Greaves before he could get his stick down.

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Crosby picked up his third assist of the period at 11:49. He carried the puck into the Danish zone, skated around the net, and fed Ryan O’Reilly in front with a one-handed pass for a well-taken goal.

Parker Wotherspoon sealed the win for Canada with 28.5 seconds left, finishing off a quick one-timer.