With his first World Cup goal in ten years, ice hockey superstar Sidney Crosby has led record world champion Canada to the third game in the third game.
The 37-year-old scored 5: 0 (2: 0, 1: 0, 2: 0) against France for the meantime 3: 0 (38th).
It was the first goal of the two-time Olympic champion and three times Stanley Cup winner at a World Cup since the 6-1 final triumph in Prague against Russia.
Crosby’s Canadians lead the preliminary round group A in Stockholm with the maximum yield of nine points from three games in front of Sweden. Bo Horvath (7th/44th), Will Cuylle (13th) and Brandon Montour (52nd) scored the other goals for the favorite.
In the German Group B in Herning, promoted Hungary played the first points against Kazakhstan at 4: 2 (2: 0, 0: 1, 2: 1. Norway are still without counters after the 2: 5 against the German national team and host Denmark.