NHL Short Notes- World Cup Edition

THIRD-PERIOD OUTBURST LIFTS TEAM CANADA INTO FINAL
Down 2-1, Team Canada scored four consecutive goals – including three in the third period – to defeat Team Russia and advance to the final of the World Cup of Hockey 2016.

* Team Canada improved to 8-3-2 in 13 all-time meetings with Team Russia/USSR in the World Cup of Hockey/Canada Cup. This marked the first time the countries met in an elimination game in such a tournament since 1987, when the Canadians won Game 3 of the Canada Cup final, 6-5, on a goal by Mario Lemieux with 1:26 remaining in regulation (off a pass from Wayne Gretzky).

* The line of Sidney Crosby (1-2—3), Brad Marchand (2-0—2) and Patrice Bergeron(0-2—2) combined for 3-4—7, including the tying and go-ahead goals by Marchand. Overall, that unit has totaled 8-8—16 in four games this tournament (Crosby: 3-4—7, Marchand: 3-2—5, Bergeron: 2-2—4).

* Crosby registered the opening goal for the third time in the Team Canada’s four games (also vs. CZE and EUR). Teams that score first improved to 11-2 thus far during the World Cup of Hockey 2016.

BACK AGAIN
Team Canada advanced to the final of the World Cup of Hockey/Canada Cup for the eighth time in as many such tournaments (won in 1976, 1984, 1987, 1991 and 2004).

PLAYING WITH THE LEAD
Team Canada continued its dominance thus far during the World Cup of Hockey 2016, leading for 39:51 and trailing for just 1:12. Overall, Team Canada has led for 83.9% of its total playing time during the tournament:

Leading – 201:19 (83.9%)
Trailing – 2:41 (1.1%)
Tied – 36:00 (15.0%)

PUTTING THE PUCK ON NET
Team Canada outshot Team Russia, 47-34, its third such game outshooting an opponent by 10 or more this tournament (in 4 GP). Overall, Team Canada has outshot opponents 177-117 during the World Cup of Hockey 2016.

SNEAK PEEK AT SUNDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Team Europe @ Team Sweden, 1 p.m., ESPN, CBC, TVAS

TEAM SWEDEN, TEAM EUROPE BATTLE FOR OTHER SPOT IN FINAL
Team Sweden and Team Europe battle for the other spot in the final of the World Cup of Hockey 2016 when they meet in a matinee Sunday. Team Sweden is looking to face Team Canada in the final for the second consecutive best-on-best international tournament; in 2014, the Canadians defeated the Swedes, 3-0, in the gold-medal game of the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. Team Europe – a pan-European roster of players from birth countries outside of the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden – is trying to punctuate its tournament debut with a trip to the final, which begins Tuesday.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
MIC’D UP: Best of Team Canada and Team Russia . . . Team Sweden defenseman Victor Hedman, Team USA forward Patrick Kane and referee Wes McCauley . . . PLAYER BLOGS: Team Canada forward Matt Duchene and Team Sweden forward Gabriel Landeskog . . . Canada Post unveiled the fourth issue in its NHL stamp series, featuring Phil Esposito, Guy Lafleur, Darryl Sittler, Mark Messier, Steve Yzermanand Sidney Crosby . . . The St. Louis Blues signed forward Alexander Steen to a four-year contract extension.

REMINDER: 2016 NHL PRESEASON BEGINS SUNDAY
The 2016 NHL preseason opens Sunday with a pair of split-squad games between the Columbus Blue Jackets and St. Louis Blues.

Among the highlights of the 15-day, 106-game slate are the first NHL contests at state-of-the-art arenas in Edmonton (Rogers Place) and Las Vegas (T-Mobile Arena).

Click here to view the complete 2016 NHL preseason schedule.

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