Canada rolls, U.S. and Czechs win in overtime

HERNING, DENMARK » Captain Connor McDavid scored a hat trick to lead Canada to a 5-0 win over Norway Thursday at the ice hockey world championship, while the Czech Republic beat Russia 4-3 in overtime.

Earlier Thursday, Cam Atkinson scored in overtime to give the United States a 3-2 win over Latvia, its fourth straight victory at the tournament.

Slovakia kept its hopes alive for a quarterfinal spot by topping France 3-1.

“We came out and did what we had to again,” McDavid said. “I think we’ve got a lot better as the tournament’s going on here. We understand what this tournament is about. We have to win all games.”

Boston Bruins forwards David Pastrnak and David Krejci joined the Czech team Thursday morning after being knocked out of the NHL playoffs by the Tampa Bay Lightning and immediately made their presence felt.

Pastrnak scored two goals, including the winner with 1:37 left in overtime, and added one assist, while Krejci finished with a goal and three assists.

The Americans won after Atkinson scored his third goal of the tournament 1:23 into overtime on a power play.

“It’s obviously nice to get that goal,” Atkinson said. “It wasn’t our prettiest by no means, got to give credit to them. They fought from the start all over to the end,” he said. “We took the points but we need to be a lot of better.”

Chris Kreider gave the U.S. a 1-0 lead when he knocked in a loose puck on a power play, but Latvia defenseman Uvis Balinskis ended goalie Keith Kinkaid’s bid for a third straight shutout with a deflected shot with 2:03 remaining in the first period.