Stamkos scores in overtime as Canada barely gets by last-place Slovenia
STOCKHOLM – Steven Stamkos scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give Canada a 4-3 win over last-place Slovenia at the world hockey championship.
Canada was down 2-0 after the first period, as goaltender Devan Dubnyk surrendered two goals on six shots. Jan Urbas scored both goals for Slovenia.
Matt Duchene and Stamkos pulled Canada even with goals in the first minute of the second period, but Slovenia captain Tomaz Razingar put his team up 3-2 less than five minutes later.
Defenceman Brenden Dillon wired a shot past Slovenia goaltender Luka Gracnar in the third period to tie the game at three.
Canada has already qualified for the quarter-finals, and can still finish first in its group if Switzerland loses in regulation time to Belarus on Tuesday.
Slovenia earned its second point of the tournament with the overtime loss.
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