The Canadians beat the Kazakhstan team 4: 2
Photo: Match Canada – Kazakhstan (Global Look Press)
Team Canada defeated Kazakhstan 4: 2 in the World Ice Hockey Championship group stage match in Latvia. The meeting took place at the “Arena-Riga”.
Among the winners, the goals were scored by Andrew Manjapane (7th minute), Owen Power (22), Cole Perfetti (48) and Connor Brown (60). For the losers, Nikita Mikhailis achieved a brace (25, 42).
The Canadians claimed their second consecutive victory in the tournament, after beating the Norwegians (4: 2). Prior to that, the Canadian national team lost three games in a row, which happened to the team for the first time in world championship history. Canadians always run the risk of not making the playoffs, where the top four teams in each pool come out.
Team Canada wins its first ice hockey championship
Team Canada is ranked sixth in Group B with 6 points in 5 games. The Kazakhs are in fifth place with 7 points.
In the next game, the Canadians face the Italians on May 30 and the Kazakhstan national team meet the Italian team on May 29.
In a parallel match in Group A at the Olympic Sports Center in Riga, Sweden beat Great Britain 4: 1.
The Swedes finished fourth in the group, gaining 6 points in 5 matches, the British were eighth with 4 points. In the next match, on May 30, the Swedish national team will play with the Slovaks and the day before, they will meet the Czechs.
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