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Canada cruises past Hungary at hockey worlds
- Updated: May 8, 2016
12:23 PM ET
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Canada routed Hungary 7-1 at the world championship on Sunday for its second win of the tournament.
After ending the first period 2-1 up, Canada took total control in the second with four straight goals in less than six minutes against a Hungarian team that has no NHL players and is only in its second world championship since 1939.
After the first period, “we knew we had to be a little bit better, a little bit sharper with the puck,” Canada captain Corey Perry said. “We talked about it each and every game, getting better in every period of every game, and I thought we did that in the second and third.”
Seven players scored Canada’s goals, with Brad Marchand scoring his second goal of the tournament.
“It’s definitely something that we enjoy seeing, all four lines getting in on the action,” Perry said.
The win follows an opening 5-1 victory over the U.S. and puts Canada at the top of the standings in the St. Petersburg group for the preliminary round.
Finland is also 2-0 for the tournament after it beat Germany 5-1, with …
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