"MILAN -- Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and Canada are rolling into the knockout round at the Olympics as the best team in the tournament. They may have put the top seed out of the Americans' reach. Crosby and McDavid each had a goal and two assists in a clinical, businesslike 10-2 dismantling of France on Sunday, which included Tom Wilson fighting the player who delivered a forearm to Nathan MacKinnon's face."
"Canada finished round robin play unbeaten, outscoring opponents by 17 goals over three games. The U.S. would need to beat Germany by 10 or more goals on Sunday night to overtake Canada for the No. 1 seed. A win of any kind short of that would put the U.S. second and on a crash course to face seventh-seeded Sweden in the quarterfinals, and an unexpected regulation loss would shake up the already surprising standings."
"Sweden is quite the formidable opponent, though Canada showed in the preliminary round that it has the skill, size and finishing ability to skate any other team in Milan out of the building. McDavid has nine points in his first nine periods to lead all scorers at his first Olympics, and Crosby has been great at 38 in his third looking to go 3 for 3 in gold medals."
Canada advanced into the Olympic knockout round as the tournament’s top team after a 10-2 win over France, remaining unbeaten in round-robin play and outscoring opponents by 17 goals across three games. Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid each recorded a goal and two assists, while Tom Wilson was ejected after a fight following a forearm to Nathan MacKinnon, who returned to the game. The U.S. would need a 10-plus goal victory over Germany to claim the top seed. Young Macklin Celebrini, Mark Stone, Brandon Hagel and goalie Jordan Binnington also contributed to Canada’s dominance.
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