Nathan MacKinnon is a champion again! The former Halifax Mooseheads player scored in the Gold medal game, helping Team Canada to glory in Prague over Team Russia. The Canadians dominated the Russians from puck drop, holding the white, red and blue to 12 shots in a 6-1 victory. MacKinnon scored at 9:50 of the third period which was Canada's sixth goal. It looked like Canada was going to go the whole medal round without allowing a goal but Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin scored for the Russians with 7:13 left in the game to break that streak. Nathan finished the tournament with 10 games played, 4 goals and 9 points.
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Nathan MacKinnon and Team Canada celebrating Gold
Photo - Edmonton Oilers twitter |
Earlier in the day, Jakub Voracek and the host Czech Republic played the United States in the bronze medal game. The Czechs were defeated on home ice; 3-0 to place fourth in the tournament. Voracek had 3 shots during the game. Jakub finished the tournament with 3 goals and 10 points in 10 games.
Congrats to Team Canada on winning Gold, Team Russia on getting Silver and Team United States on winning Bronze.
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