Connor Bedard had two goals and one assist in helping lead Canada to a 5-1 win over Denmark on Sunday at the world hockey championship. Bedard controls the puck during the preliminary round match between Denmark and Canada at the Ice Hockey World Championships in Prague, Czechia, Sunday, May 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Petr David Josek
PRAGUE, Czechia – Connor Bedard had two goals and one assist in helping lead Canada to a 5-1 win over Denmark on Sunday at the world hockey championship.
Dylan Cozens, Dawson Mercer and Pierre-Luc Dubois also scored for Canada, which moved to 2-0 at the tournament to sit atop Group A.
Jordan Binnington made 19 saves.
Christian Wejse had the lone goal for Denmark, which got 37 stops from netminder Frederik Dichow.
Canada was coming off a 4-2 win over Britain on Saturday to open the competition.
The Canadians will next face Austria on Tuesday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 12, 2024.
