Dach down: Canadian captain leaves pre-tournament victory over Russia with apparent wrist injury

EDMONTON

Jamie Drysdale scored the game’s only goal as Canada defeated Russia 1-0 on Wednesday in a pre-tournament game ahead of the world junior hockey championship.

Drysdale beat Russian goalie Artur Akhtyamov at 3:52 of the third period. Cole Perfetti and Bowen Byram had assists.

Canadian captain Kirby Dach left the game in the third period with an apparent wrist injury following an awkward collision in the neutral zone. He did not return to the game.

Canada netminder Devon Levi made 23 saves for the shutout.

Akhtyamov, who played the third period, made six saves. Yaroslav Askarov saved all 22 shots he faced over the first 40 minutes.

It was the first and only warmup game for Canada ahead of the competition.

Canada and Russia met in the 2020 world juniors final last January in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Canada won gold with a 4-3 victory.

Slovakia and the Czech Republic were scheduled to play in the late pre-tournament game Wednesday night at Rogers Place.