Despite allowing the opening goal, Canada found their way quickly and thrashed Denmark by a score of 6-1 in their second game of the World Junior Hockey Championship from Finland.

Dylan Strome, Mitch Marner, Lawson Crouse, Mathew Barzal, John Quenneville and Anthony Beauvillier had the goals for Canada after Denmark's Alexander True opened the scoring halfway through the first period.

Both teams are now 1-1 in the tournament. Canada will play Switzerland Tuesday afternoon.

 

Third Period 

End of game. 6-1 Canada. Shots 58-11 for Canada.

Canada kills off penalty.

Canada's Mitch Marner takes penalty for interference at 12:50 mark

Denmark kills off penalty.

Denmark's Alexander True takes delay of game penalty at 10:56 mark.

Dylan Strome of Canada scores on the power play at 9:32 mark of period. 6-1 Canada. 

Denmark's Thomas Olsen takes roughing penalty at 8:20 mark.

Denmark kills off penalty.

Denmark's Mathias From takes delay of game penalty at 3:31 mark.

Puck drops at 2:47pm ET.

 

Second Period

End of period. Shots 37-11 for Canada.

Canada kills off penalty.

Thomas Chabot of Canada takes slashing penalty at 13:20 mark.

Canada's Mitch Marner scores at 11:30 mark of period. Assists from Dylan Strome and Brayden Point. 5-1 Canada.

Denmark kills off penalty.

Denmark's Jonas Rondbjerg takes delay of game penalty at 9:17 mark. 

Canada's Lawson Crouse scores shortly after at 5:54 mark. Assists from Travis Konecny and Travis Dermott. 4-1 Canada.

Canada's Mathew Barzal scores on power play at 5:03 mark of period. Assists by Thomas Chabot and Joe Hicketts. 3-1 Canada.

Denmark's Mathias From takes slashing penalty at 3:13 mark.

John Quenneville scores for Canada just 1:14 into the second period. Mitch Marner took the shot and went off Quenneville's leg and into the net. Assists from Marner and Brayden Point. 2-1 Canada. 

Pucks drops at 1:56pm ET.

 

First Period

End of period. Shots 19-4 for Canada.

Anthony Beauvillier scores for Canada 13:52 into the first period, just 1:03 after Denmark opened the scoring. Assists from Mathew Barzal and Rourke Chartier. 1-1.

Alexander True scores for Denmark at 12:49 mark of first period. Assists from Mathias From and Anders Krogsgaard. Goal was reviewed as the puck went off True's skate and into the net, but wasn't considered to be a "kicking motion." 1-0 Denmark. 

Canada outshooting Denmark 12-2 with 7:42 left in the first.

Mitch Marner stopped by Denmark goalie Mathias Seldrup in the slot with 9:23 left in the period. 

Lawson Crouse comes within millimeters of scoring in first minute, but Alexander True clears the puck from the goal line before it crossed. Video review was needed.

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Puck drops at 1:08pm ET.

 

Pre-Game Notes

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Canada (0P) vs Denmark (3P) - 1PM - Group A
CAN beat DEN 8-0 last year
CAN is 3-0 all-time vs DEN, outscoring them 22-3

DEN (lost to CAN in QF in 2015):
scored 2G in 3rd pd to win opener 2-1
6 players with 1PT

CAN (won Gold in 2015):
3rd time in program of excellence era (1982) lost opening game, did not medal previous 2 times (84&98)
2GA in final 3:18 in opener, lost 4-2
Strome and Barzal 1G each