MacKinnon has two goals, assist as Canada beats Austria 5-1 at hockey worlds

National Post

15-05-2025

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STOCKHOLM — Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and added an assist as Canada overcame a frustrating start to post a 5-1 win over Austria in world hockey championship action Thursday.
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Travis Konecny and Will Cuylle each had a goal and an assist, and Sidney Crosby also scored as Canada remained undefeated and tied co-host Sweden atop the standings with 12 points from four regulation wins.
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Bo Horvat and Brandon Montour added two assists each.
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Vinzenz Rohrer scored for Austria, which led 1-0 after 20 minutes despite being heavily outshot. Austria remained at two points with an overtime win and three regulation losses.
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Marc-Andre Fleury made 15 saves for Canada. A very busy Florian Vorauer, stopped 47 shots for Austria,
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Canada next faces Slovakia on Saturday.
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Austria opened the scoring midway through the first period when the 20-year-old Rohrer was sprung on a breakaway and beat the 40-year-old Fleury. It was one of just four Austrian shots in the opening frame
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The Austrians made that lead stand up through 20 minutes with some dogged defending. Canada peppered Vorauer with 23 shots in the period, but generated few real threats.
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Then the floodgates opened. MacKinnon tied the game seven seconds into an early second-period power play. After Horvat won an offensive-zone faceoff, MacKinnon beat Vorauer with a shot through traffic.
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MacKinnon scored his second of the game with Canada icing an extra attacker on a delayed penalty against Austria. Canada clinically kept control of the puck, and after a sustained stretch in the zone, MacKinnon buried a one-timer from Montour past Vorauer.
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