How great is this game? If the second period was any indication, we could be in for a sensational finish. Leading 2-1, Canada scored three straight to go ahead 5-1. The goalscorers were highly touted prospect Connor McDavid, Max Domi and Sam Reinhart. The three-goal barrage came in seven minutes. Started by McDavid who scored on a breakaway, Domi then scored on a sweet wrist shot and then Reinhart appeared to deflect home Canada’s fifth for a four-goal lead.
But penalties put Canada in trouble. Ranger prospect Pavel Buchnevich set up Ivan Barbashev’s power play goal with a strong move in front. Only 32 seconds later, Sergei Tolchinski finished in front suddenly cutting it to 5-3. With Twitter finally unbroken, Russia continued its comeback Tolchinski setting up Nikolai Goldobin’s power play goal to make it three in a row within a 3:16 span.
To start the third, Russia has a full two-minute power play with Reinhart off for a hook. What will happen? The puck drops for the 3rd next!