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Sharp, Nugent-Hopkins and Benn lead Team Canada to easy win
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Sharp, Nugent-Hopkins and Benn lead Team Canada to easy win
The newly formed line of Jamie Benn, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Patrick Sharp led the charge with a combined eleven points and Devan Dubnyk made nineteen saves to win his first start of the tournament, 7-2 over France. Team Canada know sits with a record of 2-0-1 and will look to continue on their winning ways, as they prepare to faceoff against Switzerland on Wednesday morning.
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Edmonton - May 7, 2012 - While defeating the French by a score of 7-2 doesn't come as much of a surprise, the outcome may just be what Team Canada needs to right their ship moving forward. The newly formed line of Jamie Benn, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Patrick Sharp led the charge with a combined eleven points and Devan Dubnyk made nineteen saves in earning the victory.. With the win, Canada improves their record to 2-0-1 and will now look to continue on their winning ways, as they prepare to faceoff against Switzerland on Wednesday morning.

It didn't take long for the "new line" to hit the score sheet, as Nugent-Hopkins buried a feed from Sharp at the 1:59 mark. Canada would make it a two goal bulge, when the Nuge returned the favour by setting up Sharp for a power play marker midway through the first. Benn would not be outdone, by potting two of his own, in just under three and a half minutes. While one can't make too much out of the dismantling of an inferior French side, it was an impressive way for the trio to kick things off.

Brian Henderson would put France on the board, capitalizing on a Canadian turnover in the final minute of period one, beating Dubnyk with a quick shot and making it 4-1 game heading into the first intermission. That would be as close as the French would get, as Canada continued to pour it on over the final forty minutes, even though the two sides would exchange goals in the middle stanza.

Jordan Eberle would score his second of the tournament, flipping a loose puck past netminder Fabrice Lhenry, with Canada on the man advantage, at the 13:19 mark. That restored Canada's four goal lead but it would be short lived. Dubnyk made an ill advised clearance attempt up the middle of the ice, only seconds after Eberle's goal, that would find its way behind the Edmonton Oilers goaltender just thirty seconds later.

Canada would close out the scoring in the third with two more, Nugent-Hopkins second of the game and Corey Perry's first of the tourney. Patrick Sharp ended up tying a Team Canada record of five points in a game, with his one goal/four assist performance. While both Benn and RNH ended up with a pair of goals and a helper each.

For the first time in this year's World Championships, Canada managed to play a full game without losing a roster player to injury for. The game also marked the debut of Detroit Red Wings defenceman Kyle Quincey, who was added to the roster on the weekend to replace injured Montreal Canadiens defenceman P.K.Subban.


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