Canada wins World Cup, rallying to beat Europe 2-1

TORONTO—Brad Marchand scored a short-handed goal with 43.1 seconds left and Canada beat Team Europe 2-1 on Thursday night to win the World Cup of Hockey.

The Canadians won the best-of-three finals

2-0.

Patrice Bergeron tied it with a power-play goal with 2:53 left in the third, and Marchand won it with a shot from the slot.

Canada has won 16 straight games, including two Olympic gold medals, since losing to the U.S. in the 2010 Olympics.

Carey Prince made 32 saves for the Canadians, who started slow before ending the tournament with a furious rally that fired up a once-quiet crowd.

Zdeno Chara scored early for Europe, and Jaroslav Halak made 32 saves for the eight-nation team.

Associated Press Canada's Jonathan Toews (16) and Europe's Nino Niederreiter (22) work for the puck in front of Europe goalie Jaroslav Halak (41) during the first period of Game 2 of the World Cup of Hockey finals Thursday in Toronto.