Scheifele completes hat trick in overtime as Canada edges Norway at world championship
Mark Scheifele scored a hat trick, including the game-winning goal in overtime, leading Canada to a 6-5 victory over Norway at the ice hockey world championship. The match featured a back-and-forth scoring battle, with Canada overcoming an early 2-0 deficit. This win places Canada at the top of Group B with 11 points.
- ▪Mark Scheifele completed a hat trick by scoring 29 seconds into overtime.
- ▪Ryan O’Reilly scored with 1:39 left in regulation to force the game into overtime.
- ▪Canada leads Group B in Fribourg with 11 points.
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Open this photo in gallery:Canada's Mark Scheifele celebrates the winning goal in overtime in the preliminary round Group B game against Norway in Fribourg, Switzerland, on Thursday.Anthony Anex/The Associated PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountMark Scheifele completed a hat trick by scoring 29 seconds into overtime to give Canada a 6-5 victory over Norway at the ice hockey world championship Thursday.Ryan O’Reilly scored with 1:39 left in regulation to force overtime by redirecting Macklin Celebrini’s shot from the blue line into Norway’s net.Scheifele netted twice in the first period after Norway had built a 2-0 lead on goals from Eskild Bakke Olsen and Johannes Johannesen.The Winnipeg Jets center, who amassed a 103-point regular season…
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