ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- Canada rolled to its sixth win of the world ice hockey championship in beating France 4-0 on Monday.
Canada leads Group B and will be top seed for the quarterfinals if it beats Finland on Tuesday.
Winger Mark Stone finished with a goal and assist in Canada's lowest-scoring game of the tournament. Canada had at least five goals in each previous game. Goaltender Calvin Pickard made 13 saves for Canada's third shutout.
The French stayed in the game thanks to a strong performance from goaltender Ronan Quemener, who made 42 saves.