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Celebrini shines as Canada blanks Italy at worlds
Key takeaways
- FRIBOURG, Switzerland -- Teenage captain Macklin Celebrini scored twice and Canada shut out Italy 6-0 at the ice hockey world championship on Saturday.
- In his three-point game, the 19-year-old Celebrini netted a one-timer from the right circle after receiving a cross-ice pass from Porter Martone to make it 3-0 with 3:04 remaining in the opening period.
- Celebrini followed his first goal of the tournament with his second from a backhand shot high into the net at 2:09 in the middle period to make it 4-0.
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FRIBOURG, Switzerland -- Teenage captain Macklin Celebrini scored twice and Canada shut out Italy 6-0 at the ice hockey world championship on Saturday.
In his three-point game, the 19-year-old Celebrini netted a one-timer from the right circle after receiving a cross-ice pass from Porter Martone to make it 3-0 with 3:04 remaining in the opening period.
Celebrini followed his first goal of the tournament with his second from a backhand shot high into the net at 2:09 in the middle period to make it 4-0.
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