Power scores hat trick to lead Canada past Czechs in world juniors opener
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Owen Power's hat trick lifted Canada to a 6-3 win over the Czechs to open the world men's under-20 hockey championship Sunday.
Power of Mississauga, Ont., became the first Canadian defenceman to score three goals in a single game at the world junior men's championship.
The first overall pick in this year's NHL entry draft by the Buffalo Sabres scored a pair of power-play goals for Canada in the second period to break a 3-3 deadlock.
Canada's starting goaltender Dylan Garand, who signed an entry-level contract with the New York Rangers last week, made 14 saves for the win.
Michal Gut had a goal and an assist and Stanislav Svozil and Pavel Novak also scored for what is now Czechia after the Czech hockey federation's adoption of the country's name change from "Czech Republic'.
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Jakub Malek, a New Jersey Devils prospect, turned away 30 shots in the loss.
Canada is arguably in the easier of the two pools alongside Czechia, Finland, Germany and Austria. Defending champion United States, perennial contender Russia, Sweden, Slovakia and Switzerland comprise Pool B in Red Deer, Alta.
Canada takes on Austria on Tuesday with a game the following day against Germany before capping the preliminary round on New Year's Eve against the Finns.
In other games Sunday, Finland opened with a 3-1 win over Germany and the Swedes downed Russia 6-3 in Red Deer.
Canada fell 2-0 to the Americans in the 2021 final in Edmonton. That tournament was held without spectators because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tickets were sold to the 2022 edition, but the provincial government limited capacity for sporting events to 50 per cent five days before it started. That caps attendance at Edmonton's Rogers Place at a maximum of 9,320 and 3,555 in Red Deer's Centrium.
While chants of "Let's Go Canada" erupted at Rogers Place, the arena wasn't half full for Canada's opener Sunday. Power's third goal produced a smattering of hats on the ice.
Zellweger scored a power-play goal at 13:22 of the third period with a wrist shot from the top of the faceoff circle beating Malek far side.
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