Clear victories for USA and Canada at the World Cup

The North American teams USA and Canada, which are among the closer favorites, won their respective games on Sunday.

14 May 2023

From: apa/tu

The USA and Canada achieved clear victories at the Ice Hockey World Championships in Finland and Latvia on Sunday. The Americans, who had already defeated defending champions Finland 4-1 at the start, beat Hungary 7-1 (2-1,2, 0,3-0, 5-2) in Group A in Tampere. The “Maple Leaves” also recorded their second win in the second match in Pool B in Riga with a 0:1,3 (0,2:1:XNUMX:XNUMX) against Slovenia.

For the Canadians, Mackenzie Weeger from the Calgary Flames impressed with 3 points, while for the USA Alex Tuch (Buffalo Sabres) and Nick Bonino (Pittsburgh Penguins) each scored 2 goals. Both North American teams are currently leading their groups.