Sidney Crosby, Marc-Andre Fleury help Canada beat Austria
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby scored a goal for Canada in a 5-1 win against Austria in a preliminary round game in the International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Championship tournament at Avicii Arena in Stockholm on Thursday.
Opening the contest as Canada’s second-line center, Crosby had two shots on net and was 3 for 10 (30.0%) on faceoffs while logging 16:48 of ice time on 19 shifts.
Former Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made 15 saves on 16 shots in the victory.
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Canada’s next game is against Slovakia on Saturday, 2:20 p.m.
Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.
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