Kane scores twice as U.S. routs Norway

HERNING, DENMARK • Captain Patrick Kane scored two goals for the second straight game and added an assist to lead the United States to a 9-3 victory over Norway for its sixth straight win at the hockey world championship on Sunday.

Defending champion Sweden also recorded its sixth win, 5-3 at the expense of Switzerland, while Finland was upset by Germany 3-2 in overtime — a day after the Finnish team outplayed Canada.

The Czech Republic beat France 6-0 for its second consecutive shutout.

Kane scored with a slap shot from the right circle on a power play to open the scoring and added another power play goal almost from the same spot for a 2-0 lead.

The forward leads the tournament with 15 points. He has five goals and 10 assists.

“A good performance by the team tonight,” Kane said. “We had a lot of different guys contribute and chip in, which is good to see.”

Dylan Larkin and Cam Atkinson each had a goal and a couple assists, while Charlie McAvoy counted a goal while adding an assist in another high-scoring victory for the U.S.

Alec Martinez, Anders Lee, Colin White and Neal Pionk had a goal apiece.

Forward Patric Hornqvist, who joined the Swedish team after the Pittsburgh Penguins were eliminated from the NHL playoffs, scored in his first game of the championship against Switzerland.

The United States tops Group B in Herning with 16 points, three more than Finland. Denmark has 11 points in third, followed by Canada with 10, which has played one less game. Latvia has nine points and Germany has seven. Norway has three.

Sweden leads Group A in Copenhagen with 17 points, followed by Russia with 13. The Czechs are one point back at 12, while Switzerland is fourth with nine, one more than Slovakia in fifth.