Crosby and Mackinnon lead Canada to 5-1 victory over Austria!

Crosby and Mackinnon lead Canada to 5-1 victory over Austria!

Canada achieved a convincing 5: 1 against Austria as part of the ice hockey world championship. Nathan Mackinnon was the outstanding player of the evening and scored two goals while Sidney Crosby contributed another goal. Austria started strongly and initially led 1-0 with a goal from Vinzenz Rohrer. The Canadian team presented this early lead with a challenge. Sidney Crosby noticed after the game that it was "not an easy evening" and was patient.

In the 22nd minute of play, Mackinnon then shot the balance for 2-1 for Canada with a 164 km/h rapid shot. With another goal to the 5-1 final score, Crosby crowned his performance. The Canadian captain also praised the hard work of the Austrian team, especially the defense performance, and paid tribute to the good teamwork of the Austrians, which became clear in the lead.

Canada relies on experienced stars

Sidney Crosby, who scored 91 points in 80 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the past season, is now strengthening the Canadian team. This is his third participation in the World Cup after winning fourth place in 2006 and the gold medal in 2015. He is already 37 years old, but has achieved a total of 1,888 scorer points in 1,532 NHL games. This season was his 20th in a row with more than one point per game, which exceeds Wayne Gretzky's all -time record.

to Crosby's return to the team comes that he and Mackinnon, who came across Canada after an early playoff defeat with the Colorado Avalanche, played together in the gold-decorated team in 2015. Mackinnon has scored 116 points this season and is happy to play together with teammates like the goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, who pushed up his career end.

competition and favorites

The World Cup is the last international exam for the athletes before the 2026 winter Olympics in Italy. With 28 titles, Canada is the most successful participant in the history of the tournament and is traded as a favorite. The other outstanding teams include the Czech Republic, which won last year, as well as Sweden and the USA, which also calculate opportunities for medals.

The tournament structure stipulates that the 16 participating teams are divided into two groups. Canada is in group A together with Sweden, Finland, Austria, France, Latvia, Slovakia and Slovenia. The best four teams of each group qualify for the quarter -finals that take place in Stockholm.

The next big challenge for Canada will be the semi -final game, which is scheduled to take place on May 25th, followed by the final, also in Stockholm. The expectations of crosby's performance are high and his experience will be invaluable for the team while taking the next major international title.