The Canadians were coming off a decisive 5\u002D2 win over Latvia on Wednesday while Slovakia dropped a 5\u002D4 decision to Czechia on Tuesday
Brennan Othmann and Joshua Roy each scored and contributed a pair of helpers for Canada while Connor Bedard, Will Cuylle, Logan Stankoven and Olen Zellweger added one of each. Zack Ostapchuk also scored.Making his first start of the tournament, Canada’s Dylan Garand registered 22 saves. Tomas Bolo stopped 33 of 44 shots for Slovakia.
A three-man breakaway set up McTavish’s first goal of the night 6:25 into the second. Donovan Sebrango sent him a lead pass and, handling the puck, Team Canada’s captain skated in, sending a rocket soaring past Bolo stick side to boost the lead to 6-0. The host nation took a 4-0 advantage into the first intermission after Zellweger scored with 43 seconds left in the opening frame.
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