Canada defeated Slovakia 5-1 in Group B at the ice hockey World Championship in Fribourg, Switzerland, on Sunday, May 24, with Macklin Celebrini scoring the final goal just 9:21 seconds into the final frame, capping a four-goal third period.
In addition to scoring a goal, Celebrini, the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic silver medallist contributed an assist. He was one of four Canadians to achieve this during the game, the others being Ryan O’Reilly, John Tavares and Gabriel Vilardi.
Over in Zurich, Finland beat Austria 5-1 to join the hosts atop Group A.
Canada next faces Czechia in their final game of the preliminary round on Tuesday (26 May).
The quarter-finals are scheduled for Thursday ahead of Sunday’s final.