VIDEO | Canada loses World Cup opening game

In the opening game of Group A, the Olympic bronze medalist from Pjeongchang and fourth place at the 2018 World Cup were only able to keep up with the nimble Finns to a limited extent. In the first two periods of the game, both teams owed nothing to each other, even if both sides only scored 1 goal. In the final third, however, the 2018 World Cup fifth-place finisher came up trumps and took the Canadians by surprise, who, however, also acted powerfully, but were always unable to finish. Particularly worth seeing was the goal scored by 18-year-old Kaapo Kakko in his first World Cup game. The striker from TPS Turku scored a total of 1 goals.

In the end, Finland won 3-1.

Olympic champion and record world champion Russia got off to a much better start. Sbornaja won 5-2 against Norway in Group B. NHL striker Yevgeny Dadonow from the Florida Panthers scored twice for the Olympic champion, who competed at the World Cup with almost all of the top stars and wants to become world champion again for the first time in five years.

In the evening at 20.15:1 p.m. USA-Slovakia and the Czech Republic-Sweden will play their first preliminary round game.

Finland – Canada 3:1 (1:0, 0:0, 2:0) Gates: 1:0 Kakko (6.08), 1:1 Marchessault (18.03), 2:1 Ilomaki (42.36), 3:1 Kakko (59.26)

Russia – Norway 5:2 (2:0, 2:0, 1:2) Gates: 1:0 Dadonov (8.39), 2:0 Anisimov (14.33), 3:0 Kucherov (28.13), 4:0 Dadonov (29.47), 5:0 Gusev (41.26), 5:1 Valkva-Olsen (46.07), 5:2 Holos (47.47)

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VIDEO | Canada loses World Cup opening game

The 2019 Ice Hockey World Cup in Slovakia started on Friday with a small sensation. Canada lost its opening game against Finland 1-3.

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