After being shut out by the Finns in the preliminary round, it was Canada who opened the scoring in their gold-medal rematch with Connor McDavid scoring his first of the tournament.

The 19-year-old flew end-to-end and drove to the net after feeding Matt Duchene as they entered Finland's zone. McDavid then picked up his linemate's deflected shot, and roofed it home past Mikko Koskinen to give his team the early lead.

McDavid now has nine points at the World Championship.

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Russian national coach Oleg Znarok may have saved his job with a win in the bronze medal game at the World Championship, which in turn frees up Nail Yakupov's September schedule.

After the win, Znarok called Yakupov's contentious exclusion from his roster "addition by subtraction," according to Russian reporter Slava Malamud.

The damning evaluation of the Edmonton Oilers former No. 1 pick surely seals his potential inclusion in the NHL-branded World Cup slated for this fall, though he was most certainly considered a long shot to earn one of the final few roster spots anyway.

Yakupov has helped Russia medal in major international competition on three occasions.

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Long-time NHL enforcer Georges Laraque was involved in helping prevent a 7-year-old girl from being kidnapped in a Montreal park Saturday afternoon.

According to CBC, a 24-year-old man approached and attempted to leave with the girl before witnesses and family members quickly noticed, and prevented the abduction.

"It was surreal," Laraque said. "The park was full of people everywhere."

Laraque, who was taking part in a celebrity softball game, then ran over to the scene, joining a large group of vigilantes that helped detain the suspect until authorities arrived.

"I just wanted to make sure that if he got up that I was going to tackle him right away," Laraque said.

The man is being questioned by police.

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After a disappointing semifinal loss to Finland, Team Russia made sure they gave their home fans something to cheer about Sunday with a dominant performance against the United States, taking the bronze medal with a 7-2 win.

Team captain Pavel Datsyuk led the way with three assists, while Chicago Blackhawks forward Artemi Panarin and KHL leading scorer Sergei Mozyakin also recorded three-point nights.

Related: Watch: Datsyuk's precise dish highlights sweet Russian goal

Despite his impressive performance, the 37-year-old Detroit Red Wings star told TSN's Darren Dreger he hasn't yet made a decision on his future in the NHL.

Russia's incredible offense chased American starter Keith Kinkaid from the net after two periods of work, where he allowed five goals on 17 shots. He was replaced in goal by Mike Condon.

Boston Bruins forward Frank Vatrano scored both goals for the United States, while Washington Capitals stars Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov were both, surprisingly, held off the scoresheet for Russia.

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The IIHF Hall of Fame's class of 2016 was announced Sunday, and five former NHLers were among the eight inducted on the day of the World Championship's medal round.

In the Players category, four former NHLers were inducted - Russia's Sergei Fedorov and Valeri Kamensky, Slovakia's Peter Bondra, and Finland's Ville Peltonen. Meanwhile, former Team Canada coach Pat Quinn was inducted posthumously into the Builders category.

Fedorov, who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015, won three World Championships representing the Soviet Union and Russia, while Kamensky also won three World golds and an Olympic gold with the Soviets in 1990.

Bondra represented Slovakia on seven different occasions in international competition, helping lead his country to their lone World Championship gold in 2002.

Peltonen, who is an assistant coach for the Finnish team set to face Canada in the gold medal game Sunday, won a record 13 medals in international play for Finland.

Finally, Quinn's storied coaching career included leading Canada to gold medals at the Olympics (2002), World Cup (2004), under-18 championship (2008), and the world juniors (2009).

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After 15 postseason games, Marc-Andre Fleury will finally get his first start.

The veteran netminder was in the starter's net, and was the first goalie off the ice at the Pittsburgh Penguins' morning skate Sunday. Following the skate, head coach Mike Sullivan announced Fleury will start Game 5, meaning Matt Murray will remain benched after being pulled in Game 4.

Fleury made his 2016 playoff debut Friday, after Murray allowed four unanswered goals on 30 shots. The 31-year-old has not started a game since suffering his second concussion of the season during a March 31 start against the Nashville Predators.

In 99 career postseason games, Fleury has an underwhelming .906 save percentage, but that mark is .920 since 2014 - despite an 8-10 record.

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Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Trevor Daley will miss the remainder of the playoffs after suffering a broken ankle, head coach Mike Sullivan confirmed ahead of Sunday's Game 5.

More to come.

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Pavel Datsyuk provided at least one more reminder of the immense talent he may be taking back to his native Russia next season in Sunday's bronze-medal game at the World Championship.

Watch Datsyuk spot Ivan Telegin slashing through the American crease with a feathered pass that put Russia up 3-zip.

Earlier this week Datsyuk's agent denied a report stating his client had signed a two-year deal with SKA St. Petersburg, adding that the plan is to meet with the Detroit Red Wings to discuss the Russian great's playing future in mid-June.

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