Canada skated to a convincing 5-0 win over France tonight at Avicii Arena to jump into first place in Group A. They share a perfect 3-0 record with Sweden but have a superior goals differential. France, meanwhile remains in seventh place with an 0-0-1-2 record and one point, ahead of only Slovenia.
The French are back on the ice in less than 24 hours, playing Slovakia tomorrow afternoon. Canada has an extra day off before playing Austria on Thursday.
Jordan Binnington, who had a 6-0-2 record at last year’s IIHF WM and is coming off victory in the 4 Nations Face-Off, was making his first start of the tournament. He stopped all 15 shots for his first career Team Canada shutout in IIHF play.
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