Seven Colorado Avalanche players are representing their countries at the IIHF Worlds Championship. Impressively, four of them were tapped to play for Team Canada, which is always well-represented with NHL stars. Indeed, this year as most years he attends, Pittsburgh Penguins legend Sidney Crosby is serving as captain of the team.
However, it was Avalanche players who started scoring early.
First Period
Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, clearly much recovered from his broken foot, got the party started halfway through the first period.
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman David Savard brought the puck into the zone.