The U.S. men’s hockey team opened the world championship with an upset, beating Canada for just the fifth time in 45 meetings in tournament history.
The Americans, captained by two-time Olympian Patrick Kane, came back to win 5-4 in a six-round shootout in Herning, Denmark. Detroit Red Wings All-Star Dylan Larkin scored the shootout winner, with Canada putting just one shootout attempt past U.S. goalie Keith Kinkaid of the New Jersey Devils.
Anders Lee, Johnny Gaudreau and Larkin (twice) notched the regulation goals for the U.S.
It marked the first of seven group-play games for each nation, both expected to finish in the top four of the eight-nation group and advance to the May 17 quarterfinals.