Bo Horvat scored twice while Dylan Garand stopped 11 shots as Canada defeated Slovenia 4-0 on Saturday in its first game of the world hockey championship in Stockholm, Sweden.
Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists for Canada, which outshot Slovenia 44-11. Noah Dobson had the other goal.
WATCH | Bo Horvat leads Team Canada at the IIHF world championships:
Bo Horvat with 2 goals and Nathan MacKinnon with a goal and two assists, lead Canada in a 4-0 defeat of Slovenia, in pool play at the 2025 IIHF Hockey World Championships in Stockholm Sweden.
“We thought we could have scored a few more goals because we had a some really good opportunities that we missed on,” said Canadian coach Dean Evason. “We had some glorious scoring chances and we need to continue to get those opportunities and bury a few more (goals).
“Overall in the game, the guys …