World Championship: Keller, MacKinnon net hat tricks in wins over Denmark, Slovenia

Here's what happened on Day 3 of the World Hockey Championship in Paris, France and Cologne, Germany.

United States 7 - Denmark 2

• After a shocking opening loss to Germany, the United States rebounded in a big way, going off for seven goals against Denmark.
• Arizona Coyotes 2016 first-round pick Clayton Keller led the way with a hat trick, while New York Islanders forward Anders Lee scored a pair of goals.
• Morten Madsen and Nichlas Hardt picked up the lone tallies for Denmark.
• The Americans were dominant on the power play, scoring three times with the man advantage.
• The U.S. will return to action on Monday, where they will square off against Sweden. Meanwhile, Denmark will face Slovakia on Tuesday.

Canada 7 - Slovenia 2

• The Canadians flexed their offensive muscles with their most dominant performance of the tournament so far, improving to 2-0-0-0.
• Nathan MacKinnon picked up the hat trick and an assist - earning player of the game honors - while his Colorado Avalanche teammate Tyson Barrie also picked up four points of his own (1G, 3A).
• KHL forward Jan Mursak scored Slovenia's first tally late in the second period, while Jan Urbas picked up the team's second on a delayed penalty with just over two minutes remaining in the third period.
• Canada outshot Slovenia 51-14.
• The Canadians' next game comes Monday against Belarus, while Slovenia will enjoy a day off before taking on Norway on Tuesday.

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