Sidney Crosby's four-point night helped lead Canada to a 7-0 win over Slovakia to improve to a 5-0 record at the World Championship in Stockholm, Sweden.
Crosby finished with two goals and two assists. His first point was a secondary assist on Canada's opening goal from Brandon Montour. He later put Canada up 3-0 in the second period off a feed from linemate Macklin Celebrini:
"He definitely makes me work in practice and in games," Crosby said of Celebrini in the on-ice interview afterward. "I gotta keep up with this guy."
Crosby later scored Canada's sixth goal in the third period.
Marc-Andre Fleury dressed as backup behind Jordan Binnington, who posted a 14-save shutout for his second win of the tournament.
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9:19 pm - 05.17.2025DowntownIIHF: Crosby leads way past Slovakia
Sidney Crosby's four-point night helped lead Canada to a 7-0 win over Slovakia to improve to a 5-0 record at the World Championship in Stockholm, Sweden.
Crosby finished with two goals and two assists. His first point was a secondary assist on Canada's opening goal from Brandon Montour. He later put Canada up 3-0 in the second period off a feed from linemate Macklin Celebrini:
Crosby repaid the favor, setting up Celebrini for a goal to make it 4-0 later in the middle frame:
"He definitely makes me work in practice and in games," Crosby said of Celebrini in the on-ice interview afterward. "I gotta keep up with this guy."
Crosby later scored Canada's sixth goal in the third period.
Marc-Andre Fleury dressed as backup behind Jordan Binnington, who posted a 14-save shutout for his second win of the tournament.
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