Slovenia – Canada: MacKinnon N. scores a goal – yes

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Our pick: Slovenia – Canada: MacKinnon N. will score – yes

10.05.2025 12:20

Shortly after noon on Saturday, Canada, the main gold medal contender, will enter the World Cup of Hockey. The star-studded squad will take on newcomer Slovenia in Stockholm and should cruise to a comfortable victory.

The Canadian national team management has previously announced that the start in Sweden and Denmark could help many to be nominated for the Olympics in Milan. Thus, they have assembled the strongest team on paper in several years. The roster includes the 40-year-old phantom goalie Marc-André Fleury and star forwards Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon.

Let’s take a look at the latter. The twenty-nine-year-old Colorado forward took home the Hart Trophy for the NHL’s Most Valuable Player last year, racking up an incredible 140 points. This year, MacKinnon scored 116 points in the regular season, bettered only by Russia’s Kucherov.

The Avalanche subsequently fell to Dallas in a breathtaking 3-4 playoff series, and MacKinnon’s season at the club level came to an early end. It should be noted that his form is great. He scored only one goal in one game and was among the scorers in seven times.

What to bet on:

In preparation, Canada took on a mix of overseas and European players in a 5-1 win over Austria and a 6-0 win over Hungary. Now the biggest aces – not including MacKinnon – will be in action. Slovenia, whose only goal is to stay among the elite, should be an easy bite to start with. A higher number of Canadian players are likely to score their first goals of the championship. And one of the biggest comets in the entire NHL will be among them.

Confidence:

8/10

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