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TORONTO (AP) Brad Marchand scored a short-handed goal with 43.1 seconds left and Canada beat Team Europe 2-1 on Thursday night to win the World Cup of Hockey.
The Canadians won the best-of-three finals 2-0.
Patrice Bergeron tied it with a power-play goal with 2:53 left in the third, and Marchand won it with a shot from the slot.
Canada has won 16 straight games, including two Olympic gold medals, since losing to the U.S. in the 2010 Olympics.
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Carey Prince made 32 saves for the Canadians, who started slow before ending the tournament with a furious rally that fired up a once-quiet crowd.
Zdeno Chara scored early for Europe, and Jaroslav Halak made 32 saves for the eight-nation team.
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