MacKinnon has two goals, assist as Canada beats Austria 5-1 at hockey worlds

By Canadian Press on May 15, 2025.

STOCKHOLM — Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and added an assist as Canada overcame a frustrating start to post a 5-1 win over Austria in world hockey championship action Thursday.

Travis Konecny and Will Cuylle each had a goal and an assist, and Sidney Crosby also scored as Canada remained undefeated and tied co-host Sweden atop the standings with 12 points from four regulation wins.

Bo Horvat and Brandon Montour added two assists each.

Vinzenz Rohrer scored for Austria, which led 1-0 after 20 minutes despite being heavily outshot. Austria remained at two points with an overtime win and three regulation losses.

Marc-Andre Fleury made 15 saves for Canada. A very busy Florian Vorauer, stopped 47 shots for Austria,

Canada next faces Slovakia on Saturday.

Austria opened the scoring midway through the first period when the 20-year-old Rohrer was sprung on a breakaway and beat the 40-year-old Fleury. It was one of just four Austrian shots in the opening frame

The Austrians made that lead stand up through 20 minutes with some dogged defending. Canada peppered Vorauer with 23 shots in the period, but generated few real threats.

Then the floodgates opened. MacKinnon tied the game seven seconds into an early second-period power play. After Horvat won an offensive-zone faceoff, MacKinnon beat Vorauer with a shot through traffic.

MacKinnon scored his second of the game with Canada icing an extra attacker on a delayed penalty against Austria. Canada clinically kept control of the puck, and after a sustained stretch in the zone, MacKinnon buried a one-timer from Montour past Vorauer.

Konecny made it 3-1 in the third, tipping in Cuylle’s shot after he spun out from behind the Austrian net.

Konecny returned the favour minutes later when he set up Cuylle from behind the net.

Crosby capped the scoring with 93 seconds left, taking a saucer pass from MacKinnon and beating Vorauer on the short side.

The even-tempered game saw the teams combine for eight penalty minutes.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 15, 2025.

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