Dylan Cozens had three goals and three assists as Canada started its quest for a second straight gold medal with a 16-2 win over Germany on Saturday at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton.
Dawson Mercer had two goals and two assists and Peyton Krebs had a hat trick. Alex Newhook, and Philip Tomasino also scored twice.
Action started right away when Cozens hit the crossbar for Canada, and Germany came back the other way and crashed into the net.
Montreal Canadiens prospect Kaiden Guhle opened the scoring when he skated into the zone and fired the puck past Arno Tiefensee.