World Cup of Hockey September 10. TEAM CANADA REBOUNDS WITH WIN AGAINST TEAM USA

Team Canada raced out to a 3-0 lead by 15:38 of the first period and never relinquished the advantage on their way to a 5-2 win over Team USA at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa. The win earned Team Canada a split in back-to-back games with their rival, after Team USA’s 4-2 victory on Friday.

John Tavares (2-0—2) led the offense with two power-play goals while Drew Doughty(0-2—2), Steven Stamkos (0-2—2) and Corey Perry (0-2—2) added multi-point efforts.

Corey Crawford (10 SV) – who played the second half of Saturday’s game while splitting time in goal with Braden Holtby (11 SV) – made a pair of highlight reel stops including a glove save on James van Riemsdyk and a desperation stop on Ryan McDonagh.

“We knew it would be a high-paced game; that’s just like a playoff game out there. It’s very intense, good battles. It’s lots of fun.” – Team Canada forward Brad Marchand

SATURDAY’S RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
TEAM CZECH REPUBLIC 2, Team Russia 1 (SO)
TEAM SWEDEN 6, Team Finland 3
TEAM CANADA 5, Team USA 2

The remainder of the pre-tournament schedule will resume with a pair of contests at Verizon Center in Washington and CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh. The World Cup of Hockey 2016 begins Saturday, Sept. 17, at Air Canada Centre in Toronto.