The meeting ended with a score of 6: 4 in favor of Canadians.
The US team scored first. In the first period, Shane Pinto and Arthur Kaliev scored.
The Canadian team responded with goals from Connor McMichael, Barrett Hayton and Nolan Foot in the second period, and at the start of the third Hayton scored a double. The Americans equalized the efforts of Nick Robertson and Pinto, but then twice missed from Canada - goals in the assets of Alexis Lafrenier and Tay Dellandrea.
The next opponent of the Canadian national team will be Russia. The match will be held on December 28.
In Group A matches, Switzerland with a score of 5: 3 prevailed over Kazakhstan, and Sweden won Finland in overtime - 3: 2.
Earlier it was reported that the Russian team lost to the Czech Republic in the opening match at the MFM-2020.