World Cup of Hockey Canada vs. Europe: Highlights and Recap
Team Canada is the only team to capture all six of its points in the preliminary round of the World Cup of Hockey, defeating Team Europe in its final game, 4-1.
In a game that didn’t have near the intensity or build up of last night’s World Cup of Hockey match-up between Canada and the USA. But Jaroslav Halak came out and made it exciting.
He came out to play making 39 saves on 43 shots. Unfortunately for Halak, Corey Crawford came through with enough of a performance of his own to preserve a 4-1 win for the Canadians.
Despite the scratches of Shea Weber and Ryan Getzlaf, the Canadians went full tilt, rolled their four lines, and dominated proceedings with a decisive edge in both shots and scoring chances. At one point, the Canadians were outshooting Europe 3:1.
In each game Canada has played, from exhibition to the final preliminary game, a different player has stepped up. It was Sidney Crosby against the Czech Republic, Matt Duchene against Team USA. Tonight, it was Jonathan Toews pulling up to the forefront of Canada’s lineup to score two goals.
What We’ve Learned From Canada’s Three Games:
What We’ve Learned From Europe’s Three Games:
Jaro has his own little highlight reel going tonight. #TeamEUR #WCH2016 pic.twitter.com/pSRip3Ji5d
— Team Europe (@TeamEUR_WCH) September 22, 2016
It’s a waiting game now. Canada gets to sit back and check out what Team Russia can do against a Finland team that’s had a pretty dismal tournament. If Russia wins and Canada escapes playing Team North America, it could be a blessing.
But think of the hockey those two teams could play against each other.
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