Quinton Byfield had two goals and four assists in CanadaB次元官网网址檚 10-0 win over Switzerland at the world junior menB次元官网网址檚 hockey championship Tuesday in Edmonton.
Jakob Pelletier scored twice for Canada (3-0). Connor McMichael, Dylan Cozens, Philip Tomasino, Ryan Suzuki, Cole Perfetti and Kaiden Guhle also scored for the defending champions.
Canadian goaltender Devon Levi posted a 15-save shutout.
Swiss goalie Noah Patenaude of the QMJHLB次元官网网址檚 Saint John Sea Dogs stopped 42 shots in the loss, his first start of the tournament.
Canada caps the preliminary round Thursday against Finland (2-0) in what is expected to be the toughest test yet for the host team. A Finland win over Slovakia on Wednesday would set up a battle for top seed in Pool A on New YearB次元官网网址檚 Eve.
The United States (2-0) shut out the Czech Republic 7-0 in a Pool B game Tuesday, which dropped the Czechs to 1-2. Switzerland (0-3) has mustered one goal in three tournament games.
The top four teams in each pool advance to the quarterfinals on Jan. 2, followed by the semifinals Jan. 4 and medal games Jan. 5.
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Canada scored three goals on six power-play chances Tuesday and held the Swiss scoreless on four chances with a man advantage. Defenceman Braden Schneider returned to CanadaB次元官网网址檚 lineup after serving a one-game suspension for checking an opposing player in the head. Winger Dylan Holloway was also back after sitting out SundayB次元官网网址檚 3-1 win over Slovakia with an upper-body injury.
Half of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 goals came in the third period Tuesday. Pelletier corralled a loose puck in the slot and scored his second of the game at 16:35. Guhle beat PatenaudeB次元官网网址檚 blocker with a long one-timer at 13:28. Perfetti collected his first goal of the tournament with a wrist shot over PatenaudeB次元官网网址檚 right shoulder at 9:09.
Byfield scored his first two of the tournament at 8:07 and 5:16. The No. 2 pick by the Los Angeles Kings in OctoberB次元官网网址檚 NHL entry draft converted a cross-ice feed from Jack Quinn scoring on a snapshot for his second goal. Byfield also tipped in a Jamie Drysdale shot from the point for a power-play goal.
The defending champs outshot the Swiss 23-4 in the second period and scored four times.
McMichael shook off an earlier slash to the hand with a one-timer from the top off the faceoff circle at 17:53. Suzuki, driving the net, banged in a rebound for a power-play goal at 13:44.
Pelletier snared a deflection off a Connor Zary attempt and scored from a sharp angle at 8:02. Cozens shovelled a rebound past Patenaude for a power-play goal at 1:40.
SwitzerlandB次元官网网址檚 first shot on net came at the seven-minute mark of the game.
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After an initial flurry around the Swiss net following the opening faceoff, the hosts didnB次元官网网址檛 generate a lot of quality scoring chances in the first period despite 14 shots on Patenaude.
Canada couldnB次元官网网址檛 convert a two-man advantage for a minute 20 seconds into a goal. Tomasino scored his fourth of the tournament, however, coming off the bench and whipping a feed from Byfield over PatenaudeB次元官网网址檚 blocker 90 seconds into the game.
The International Ice Hockey Federation announced Tuesday there were no new cases of COVID-19 among players and tournament personnel. Five German players were released from quarantine Tuesday, but one player from that team remains in isolation until Jan. 4.
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