McTavish scored twice and added an assist, and Canada netted four in the first period to beat Russia
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EDMONTON, Alta.
– Canada’s National Junior Team scored four goals in the first period and
used that strong start to defeat Russia 6-4 on Thursday in the first and
only pre-tournament game for both teams ahead of the 2022 IIHF World Junior
Championship.
• Mason McTavish (Carp, Ont./Peterborough, OHL)
led Canada’s attack with two goals, including a power-play marker that
opened the scoring at 6:25 of the first period. McTavish also scored
the game-winning goal in the second period and added an assist.
• Ridly Greig (Lethbridge, Alta./Brandon, WHL)
and
Kent Johnson (Port Moody, B.C./University of Michigan, Big Ten)
scored even-strength goals for Canada in the first period and
Lukas Cormier (Sainte-Marie-de-Kent, N.B./Charlottetown, QMJHL)
scored a power-play goal to make it 4-0 at 15:34 of the first.
Cormier’s goal was the result of…