World Championship: Canada avoids scare with slim victory over France

Here's what happened on Day 7 of the World Hockey Championship in Paris, France, and Cologne, Germany.

Canada 3 - France 2

After taking a 1-0 lead on a first-period power-play goal by Ryan O'Reilly - named Canada's player of the game - France took a 2-1 lead in the second period on goals by Oliver Dame-Malka and Damien Fleury.
Canada rebounded with a late second-period goal by captain Claude Giroux and an fluke goal by Marc-Edouard Vlasic early in the third.
Chad Johnson turned away 22 shots to record his second win of the tournament, while Florian Hardy made 32 saves in a losing effort.
With the win, Canada improves to 4-0-0-0, while France falls to 1-1-0-2.
The Canadians will be back in action Saturday against Switzerland, while France will take on Belarus on Friday.

For full scores and coverage, visit the IIHF's World Championship website.

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