Dylan Strome and Mitch Marner scored two points each when Canada beat  
  Denmark  
  6-1 and despite Denmark grabbing the lead early on, the Canadians never had  
  to  
  worry about not beating Denmark.  
    
  Canada outshot Denmark 56-11.  
    
  But the beauty of hockey is that the game was tied at one after the first  
  period.  
    
  It was the most fun game I've ever played, I think, Seldrup said. "Canada's  
  a  
  great team."  
    
  Team Canada's head coach Dave Lowry was happy with the way his team  
  generated  
  offense in the game against Denmark, something they had focused on before  
  the  
  game.  
    
  We wanted to get more pucks to the net, that was the problem in our first  
  game  
  [against Team USA]. Every goalie in this tournament is great when they see  
  the  
  puck, said Marner.  
    
  Goaltender Mathias Seldrup probably knew he'd be having a busy night when  
  the  
  coach told him he'd play Denmark's game against Canada, but he probably  
  couldn't foresee just how much he'd have to work to keep the pucks out of  
  the  
  net.  
    
  Canada thought they had scored their first goal just 20 seconds into the  
  game,  
  but a video review showed that the puck hadn't crossed the goal line.  
  Denmark  
  spent most of the time in their own zone, but with 7:11 remaining in the  
  period, they dumped the puck into Canada's zone, Mathias From beat the  
  Canadian defensemen to it, went around the net and passed the puck across  
  the  
  crease to other side, and Alexander True gave Denmark the lead in the  
  game.  
    
  The Danes got to enjoy the lead for only 63 seconds when Canada capitalized  
  on  
  Denmark's poor line change and converted it into a 3-on-1 attack. Matt  
  Barzal  
  and Rourke Chartier played the puck to Anthony Beauvillier who had nothing  
  but  
  the net in front of him, and didn't miss it.  
    
  After that first goal we mnaged to get the game back into our hands and we  
  played well the rest of the way. Of course you always want to score the  
  first  
  goal, but we bounced back, said John Quenneville.  
    
  Just 1:14 into the third period, Canada grabbed the lead for the first time  
  and never let go. Mitch Marner took a shot from the slot, the puck hit a  
  Danish defenseman's stick to John Quenneville who sent it into Denmark's  
  net.  
    
  Four minutes later, Matt Barzal scored Canada's third goal with a laser from  
  the faceoff dot on powerplay.  
    
  And then, in the next shift, Canada scored again. Travis Konecny carried the  
  puck to Denmark's zone, deked a defenseman, skated around the net and then  
  passed to the far post where Lawson Crouse tapped it in.  
    
  Halfway through the period, Canada got their second powerplay opportunity.  
  While they peppered Seldrup with shots, they couldn't beat him. Not on  
  powerplay. Just as the announcement of both teams playing with full strength  
  echoed inside the Helsinki old arena, Dylan Strome sent a long pass from the  
  corner to Marner in front of the net, and he shot Canada's fifth goal and  
  collected his second point of the night.  
    
  Speldrup wasn't the only one out there having fun.  
    
  I think our whole team was having fun. It's nice to get the confidence back  
  after the US game, Marner said.  
    
  Canada recorded their 50th shot of the night halfway through the third  
  period  
  during another powerplay. Brendan Perlini had a great chance right at the  
  doorstep, but Seldrup made another great save.  
    
  Unfortunately for him, the 51st shot went in.  
    
  Strome got the puck in high slot, went around a Danish defenseman, and fired  
  it top shelf on Seldrup's blocker side to give Canada a five-goal lead at  
  9:32  
  into the third period.  
    
  With nine minutes remaining, Denmark got their third delaying of the game  
  penalty for shooting the puck over the boards, but Canada couldn't  
  capitalize  
  on that chance.  
    
  Instead, Speldrup made his 52nd save of the game.  
    
  Canada is going to take on Switzerland tomorrow.  
    
  We like winning, we had great depth, and it's nice to go into a new game  
  with  
  confidence, Marner said.  
    
  Denmark has a day off on Tuesday. On Wednesday, they will take on their  
  Scandinavian neighbor, Sweden.  
    
  RISTO PAKARINEN  
    
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