{"id":276049,"date":"2025-05-10T15:47:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T15:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/10\/ex-nhler-points-out-glaring-issue-with-team-canadas-performance-in-4-0-win-over-slovenia-in-iihf-worlds-opener\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:32","slug":"ex-nhler-points-out-glaring-issue-with-team-canadas-performance-in-4-0-win-over-slovenia-in-iihf-worlds-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/10\/ex-nhler-points-out-glaring-issue-with-team-canadas-performance-in-4-0-win-over-slovenia-in-iihf-worlds-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-NHLer points out glaring issue with Team Canada&#8217;s performance in 4-0 win over Slovenia in IIHF Worlds opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4911793\" data-slug-id=\"2512561\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Team Canada won its opening game at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/ice-hockey-world-championship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">IIHF World Championships<\/a> with a 4-0 result over Slovenia in Stockholm. The win puts Canada alongside Sweden and the USA as early unbeaten teams, but the performance lacked edge.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, former NHLer Matt Murley criticized Canada\u2019s even strength performance on X. He pointed out that three out of Canada\u2019s four goals came from the power play.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c\u274cCanada only scoring 1 goal 5 on 5 vs. Slovenia is pathetic,\u201d he tweeted, tagging Colby Arnstrong.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Bo Horvat led the scoring for Canada, finding the back of the net twice on the powerplay. His first goal came midway through the first period and he added a second early in the third. Horvat came close to a hat trick with a third powerplay chance but Slovenian goaltender Lukas Horak made a glove save to deny him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/nathan-mackinnon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Nathan MacKinnon<\/a> contributed three points on the night including a goal of his own. New York Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson rounded out the scoring with a powerplay goal in the final period. Despite the scoreline, Canada needed 44 shots to get four goals and didn\u2019t finish chances cleanly.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Slovenia managed just shots on the night. Goalie Lukas Horak stood out as their best player. At the other end, Dylan Garand stopped every shot for a shutout in his tournament debut. Marc-Andre Fleury served as backup while Jordan Binnington didn\u2019t dress for the game.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Team Canada captain Sidney Crosby had a quiet night<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/sidney-crosby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Sidney Crosby<\/a> returned as captain of Team Canada at the 2025 IIHF Men\u2019s World Championship for the first time since 2015 but his presence didn\u2019t show up on the scoresheet in Canada\u2019s 4-0 win.<\/p>\n<p>Playing on a line with young forwards Adam Fantilli and Macklin Celebrini, Crosby was quiet throughout the night. He didn\u2019t register a shot and wasn\u2019t involved in any of the scoring plays.<\/p>\n<p>Crosby last captained Canada at the 4 Nations Face-off in February this year, where he helped lead the team to gold. This time, the Penguins captain is looking to add another medal to his already historic international resume which includes Olympic, World Championship, World Junior, World Cup and 4 Nations golds.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan MacKinnon and Ryan O\u2019Reilly served as alternate captains in the game opener. 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