Each day throughout the World Championship tournament, Second City Hockey will provide updates on how the Blackhawks players are performing. For more coverage on the tournament, visit secondcityhockey.com/world-championship-2019.
United States 7, France 1
Alex DeBrincat scored two goals and Patrick Kane had a goal and assist.
Some quality puck movement gets the scoring started on the power play for #TeamUSA against France. #MensWorlds pic.twitter.com/Tk4lMpNkkj
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) May 12, 2019
Alex DeBrincat 3-0 mål för USA mot Frankrike. #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/7csaRR7ufW
— Anton Johansson (@antonj85) May 12, 2019
Directions to the net:
Fox >> Larkin >> Kane >>
You’ve arrived at your destination #USAFRA #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/CwrPkMXZjD— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 12, 2019
DeBrincat and Kane are tied for the Americans’ point lead at three, with DeBrincat scoring three goals and Kane having a goal and two assists.
Canada 8, Great Britain 0
Dylan Strome scored a power-play goal in Canada’s win.
Bowns manages to get enough to deflect the initial shot onto the post but Dylan Strome manages to force it across the line pic.twitter.com/px5G7sS6fL
— Oliver Hampson (@OliverJHampson) May 12, 2019
Sweden 8, Italy 0
Marcus Kruger scored his first goal of the tournament off a feed from former Blackhawk Dennis Rasmussen (KHL Metallurg Magnitogorsk).
Marcus Kruger made it 4-0 after taking Dennis Rasmussen’s pass. #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/GVEtq93YN7
— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) May 12, 2019
Erik Gustafsson fired six shots on net for the Swedes.
Germany 2, Denmark 1
Dominik Kahun recorded two shots on net and had the primary assist on Fredrik Tiffels’ goal.
What a move from Tiffels to make it 2-0 before the horn! #DENGER #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/tatrtwhbva
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 12, 2019
Blackhawks prospect Mathias From did not play for Denmark.
Switzerland 3, Latvia 1
Philipp Kurashev recorded the primary assist on Gregory Hofmann’s goal for the Swiss. Kurashev now has an assist in each of his two tournament games.
🚨 #LATSUI #IIHFWorlds 34:02 into the game and we have our first goal! Hofmann sees an opportunity to send the puck into the back of the net.
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▶️ https://t.co/yImldTg3TU pic.twitter.com/CGqlXDEAzQ— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 12, 2019
Russia 5, Austria 0
Artem Anisimov had two shots on net in Russia’s win. He has one goal in the tournament.