"Facing a France team with limited NHL talent beyond Montreal Canadiens forward Alexandre Texier and former NHLer Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, it was expected that Canada would win by a sizeable margin. Despite a close game early on, that lasted until just over halfway into the second period before Canada opened the floodgates. Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson opened the scoring in the first period before France tied it up 13 seconds later with a goal from Floran Douay."
"With four seconds left in the first frame, Vegas Golden Knights forward Mark Stone scored a shorthanded goal to make it 3-1 going into the second period. The score remained there until 12 minutes into the second period when Colorado Avalanche defenceman Cale Makar scored his first goal of the tournament to get Canada on the board again. Soon after that came a penalty shot goal from San Jose Sharks phenom Macklin Celebrini to make it 5-1."
Canada secured a 10-2 victory over France and will likely enter the Olympic men's hockey quarterfinals as the top seed unless the United States defeats Germany by 11 goals. The game was close early before Canada broke it open in the second period with goals from Tom Wilson, Devon Toews and Mark Stone. Cale Makar, Macklin Celebrini and Sidney Crosby extended the lead before the final frame. Connor McDavid, Bo Horvat and Brandon Hagel added third-period goals while France scored through Floran Douay and Sacha Treille. The contest featured a fight between Tom Wilson and Pierre Crinon, resulting in minor penalties.
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