Macklin Celebrini delivered a statement performance with a goal and three assists as Canada rolled to a 6-1 win over France in pre-tournament action at the IIHF world championship.
Celebrini factored in four of Canada’s six goals after being named captain Sunday morning.
Canada opened the scoring at 5:16 of the first period when Parker Wotherspoon buried a chance off assists from Robert Thomas and Sam Dickinson. France answered midway through …
The friendly match between France and Canada at Bercy will have largely turned to the advantage of the Canadiens, despite a good first-third French time.
Two days after failing to win the elite World Championship, the French competed against the Canadiens on Sunday (2:30 p.m.) at the Accor Arena in Paris. A superb poster placed at an incongruous date in the calendar.