Each day throughout the World Championship tournament in Slovakia, Second City Hockey will provide updates on how the Blackhawks players and prospects are performing. For more coverage on the tournament, visit secondcityhockey.com/world-championship-2019.
United States 7, Denmark 1
Alex DeBrincat and Patrick Kane each scored three points in the United States’ victory over Denmark. DeBrincat scored two goals and an assist, while Kane had three helpers.
Kane leads the Americans in scoring with nine points (two goals, seven assists), while DeBrincat has a team-leading six goals.
.@Brinksy97 now has a team-leading 5️⃣ goals in the tournament! #MensWorlds pic.twitter.com/XGufVlQUKP
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) May 18, 2019
Kane feeds DeBrincat again for his second goal of the game #Blackhawks #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/gHpI9DpQ7P
— Four Feathers Podcast (@FourFeathersPod) May 18, 2019
Prospect Mathias From did not score a point in 10:28 of ice time for Denmark.
Canada 8, Germany 1
Dylan Strome dished out three assists, including two primary ones, in Canada’s rout of Germany. He has a goal and four assists in the tournament.
🇨🇦 SCORES!
Thomas Chabot (@Senators) hammers home a rocket from the point on assists from Jonathan Marchessault (@GoldenKnights) and Dylan Strome (@NHLBlackhawks). @HC_Men grab a 1-0 lead early in the first period! #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/1DL6mM5tgG
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) May 18, 2019
🇨🇦 SCORES!
Mark Stone (@GoldenKnights) puts home a pretty passing play off of a sweet dish from Dylan Strome (@NHLBlackhawks).@HC_Men lead Germany 3-0 in the second period! #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/jFS2vQmvYY
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) May 18, 2019
Germany’s Dominik Kahun only fired on shot on net in 21:39 of ice time.
Sweden 4, Switzerland 3
Erik Gustafsson scored his first goal of the tournament in Sweden’s win against Switzerland.
Gustafsson skated to the net where Toronto’s William Nylander found him for an easy tap in. Gustafsson has three points (one goal, two assists) in the tournament.
William Nylander spelar fram till Erik Gustafsson som ger Sverige ledningen med 3-2. #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/H0Qj2ukcAZ
— Anton Johansson (@antonj85) May 18, 2019
Marcus Kruger (Sweden) and prospect Philipp Kurashev (Switzerland) each recorded one shot on net for their respective teams.
Norway 6, Italy 1
Andreas Martinsen recorded two assists in Norway’s victory against Italy. He has five assists in the tournament.
🚨 NORWAY IS ON THE BOARD! With 4:37 to go in the first, Reichenberg nets one for @norskishockey #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/V7WvM9Golw
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 18, 2019
Russia 3, Latvia 1
Artem Anisimov recorded the primary assist on Nikita Kucherov’s opening goal in Russia’s win. Anisimov has a goal and an assist in the tournament.