The Canadian national team had a seemingly safe 6-1 lead before the last third, but the Austrians, getting rid of the tension, were able to perform a small miracle. True, in the first minute of overtime, John Tavares secured victory for the team that gathered only National Hockey League (NHL) champions.
In Subgroup A, Canada was the only team that had yet to drop a single point.
The Canadians reveal the result
World Hockey Championship match Canada – Austria 1:01min
The Austrians managed to keep up with the group leaders at the beginning of the match, but Dylan Cozens opened the score with a shot from close range in the 7th minute.
The Canadian national team makes it 2-0
World hockey championship game Canada – Austria 2:01min
A few more minutes passed, and defender Kaiden Gooley, who effectively joined the Canadian attack, doubled the advantage, hitting an empty corner of the goal.
The Austrians get their first goal
World Hockey Championship match Canada – Austria 2:11min
The Austrian hockey players did not give up, and Benjamin Niesner recovered one goal in the middle of the first third, fighting in front of the Canadian goal.
Canadian hockey players score the third goal
World Hockey Championship match Canada – Austria 3:11min
In productive hockey, the Canadian national team was quick to restore the two-goal advantage, with Bowen Byram standing out, who was helped by a puck ricochet from the Austrian defender.
Canada’s lead reaches 4:1
World Hockey Championship match Canada – Austria 4:11min
Austria’s resolve was quickly cooled early in the second period by Jared McCann, who outplayed David Madlener, who had tripped out of the goal, and managed to slot the puck into the near corner.
Conor Bedard scores Canada’s fifth goal
World Hockey Championship match Canada – Austria 5:11min
In the middle of the second period, Conor Bedard shot from almost zero angle and the puck slipped over the goal line from Madlener’s leg guard.
For the sixth time, the puck slips into Austria’s goal
World hockey championship game Canada – Austria 6:11min
Until the last break, Pierre-Luc Dubois confirmed the superiority of the Canadian national team in the fight in front of the goal, and the result became 6:1.
The Austrians start the rematch with the second goal
World Hockey Championship match Canada – Austria 6:21min
The start of the last third was more successful for the Austrians, when they ran two against one defender, and Benjamin Baumgartner finished the attack effectively.
Austria scores their third goal
World hockey championship game Canada – Austria 6:31min
Not even a minute passed when Peter Schneider added a point to another Austrian strike with a precise shot into the top corner of the goal.
The fourth puck flies into Canada’s goal
World hockey championship game Canada – Austria 6:41min
A wider smile appeared on the face of the head coach of Austria Roger Bader in the middle of the last third – Dominik Zwerger skated into the zone, and the puck after his strong shot was not able to be caught by the Canadian goalkeeper Jordan Binnington.
The Austrians reduce the deficit to a minimum
World hockey championship game Canada – Austria 6:51min
The Canadians couldn’t really switch from their calm playing style to an uncompromising fight, whereas the Austrians, with an excellent play, put Schneider in front of the goal four minutes before the end of the regular time, who perfectly used his opportunity, reducing the difference to the minimum.
The Austrian national team equalizes the result
World hockey championship game Canada – Austria 6:61min
The fans in the stands exploded with excitement 49 seconds before the end of the third period when Marco Rossi equalized from in front of the goal.
Canada scores the winning goal
World hockey championship game Canada – Austria 7:61min
In overtime, the favorites quickly got rid of an even bigger stain on the Canadian uniform – Tavares’ shot added a point to extra time after 15 seconds.
One of the two main referees in the game was Andris Ansons, while Dāvis Zunde was the line judge.
In the first two games, the Canadians defeated Great Britain and Denmark in regular time. On the other hand, the Austrians remained empty in both games, losing to Denmark and Switzerland in an intense match.
In the first game of the day in Prague, the Norwegians upset the Danish national team 2-0.
The Latvian national team defeated the national team of Kazakhstan in subgroup B on Tuesday in Ostrava, but at the end of the day the French hockey players were superior to the Poles with 4:2.
Episodes of the Poland – France game
Episodes of World Hockey Championship matches Poland – France8min
Each group will play a round-robin tournament until May 21, after which the four strongest teams from both groups will enter the quarterfinals. The medal winners of the championship will be announced at the finals in Prague on May 26.
2024-05-14 21:07:33
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