Team Axe Body Spray (thanks Ice!) triumphed in a 7-4 gunfight with Team Europe Sunday evening, in a deeply entertaining World Cup of Hockey exhibition game. I know we all made fun of the gimmicky format, but watching Team North America in action completely justifies it.
Team North America started out looking like they were going to aim for double digits, with three goals in the first eight minutes of the game. The first goal featured both Morgan Rielly and Auston Matthews working to set up Brandon Saad and Aaron Ekblad, and my heart is full of rainbows:
The European Union scored to bring things to 3-1, and then Morgan Rielly responded for the Young'uns.