Canada – France: MacKinnon scores

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Our pick: Canada – France: MacKinnon will score

13.05.2025 20:20

Canada, the biggest gold medal contender, is going through the World Cup like a knife through butter. The Maple Leafs will challenge France after smooth 4-0 triumphs over Slovenia and 7-1 over Latvia.

France lost 1:4 to Latvia in the opener. Then on Sunday they came extremely close to an unexpected three points against Finland. The latter tied the game from 1:3 to 3:3 in the final game without a goalkeeper and completed the turnaround at the end of extra time.

It cost the Gallic Roosters a huge amount of strength, which will undoubtedly be missed in the clash with Canada at the end of a difficult season. Moreover, with all due respect to a struggling Finland, Canada is in a completely different performance situation.

The strongest selection on paper in several years has arrived in Europe this year. The star-studded roster includes names like Nathan MacKinnon, Sidney Crosby, Bo Horvat and Marc-André Fleury.

Again, Canada is expected to properly improve its “practice” pace. Nathan MacKinnon could be among the scorers again in a nice run. The twenty-nine year old Colorado forward was the MVP of the entire NHL last year, and finished second in Canada’s regular season scoring this year. In the eight-final playoff series with Dallas, he kept his goal per game average and is also showing great form in Stockholm, where he has scored in both games so far.

What to bet on:

Canada walks to Avicii Arena for another must-win game. They won 7-1 at last year’s championships in Prague and Ostrava. Now the paper difference between the teams is even more significant, which will favor the overseas shooters. MacKinnon hasn’t scored in only one of his nine games after a minor injury in mid-April. He will assert himself again against a weak France.

Trust:

7/10

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