The first game of the tournament, which took place on the CSKA Arena ice in Moscow, ended with a score of 4: 3 in favor of Alexey Zhamnov's team.
As part of the Russian national team, the goals were scored by Yegor Korshkov (fifth minute), Alexander Yelesin (29th), Nikita Nesterov (40th), Vadim Shipachev (41st).
Canada scored Brandon Gormley (28th), Daniel Odette (49th), Eric O'Dell (59th).
In the next match, Russia will play with Sweden (December 16).
Earlier, Zhamnov said that Evgeny Malkin and Alexander Ovechkin would be divorced in different triplets at the 2022 Games.