(Davos) Quick goals from Andrew Rowe and Leon Bristedt were enough for HC Davos to defeat Canada 2-1 on Tuesday at the Spengler Cup.
The Spengler Cup is an annual hockey tournament between European teams — and a club of Canadian professionals — organized by HC Davos.
Rowe and Bristedt scored in the first two minutes of the game to give HC Davos the lead (1-0-0).
Sandro Aeschlimann made 28 saves in the win.
Brett Connolly replied for Canada (0-2-0) in the second period. He had scored both goals for his team in Monday’s 3-2 defeat at the hands of HC Sparta Prague.
Connor Hughes stopped 22 shots for Canada.
Neither team scored on the power play. Davos was 0-for-4 while Canada was 0-for-2 on the power play.
Due to two losses in the group stage, Canada finished third and last in the Cattini group.
The Maple Leaf will resume the collar Thursday, in the quarterfinals, where it will cross swords with the second position of the Torriani group.
In the other duel on Tuesday, Örebro HK (1-1-0) easily beat IFK Helsinki (0-1-0) 5-2.