USA downs Canada in shootout to open World Championship

The United States erased an early two-goal deficit and came back to beat Canada 5-4 in a shootout at the World Championship on Friday.

Canada opened the scoring 47 seconds into the contest with a goal from Pierre-Luc Dubois, followed by another by Ryan O'Reilly. Anthony Beauvillier and Colton Parayko also scored for Canada.

Meanwhile, Dylan Larkin scored twice, and Johnny Gaudreau and Anders Lee each found the back of the net for the Americans.

After each team had a power play in overtime, the game advanced to a shootout, where Cam Atkinson scored twice to seal the deal. Canada captain Connor McDavid was unable to shoot because he was in the penalty box at the conclusion of the extra frame.

Goaltender Keith Kinkaid was named the U.S. player of the game after making 44 saves and five more in the shootout.

Canada's next matchup is against Korea on Sunday, while the United States faces Denmark on Friday.

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