Byfield leads Canada to 10-0 win over Swiss
Quinton Byfield had two goals and four assists in Canada’s 10-0 win over Switzerland at the world junior men’s hockey championship Tuesday.
Jakob Pelletier scored twice for Canada (3-0).
Connor McMichael, Dylan Cozens, Philip Tomasino, Ryan Suzuki, Cole Perfetti and Kaiden Guhle also scored for the defending champions.
Canadian goaltender Devon Levi posted a 15-save shutout.
Swiss goalie Noah Patenaude of the QMJHL’s Saint John Sea Dogs stopped 42 shots in the loss, his first start of the tournament.
Canada caps the preliminary round Thursday against Finland (2-0) in what is expected to be the toughest test yet for the host team.
A Finland win over Slovakia on Wednesday would set up a battle for top seed in Pool A on New Year’s Eve.
The United States (2-0) shut out the Czech Republic 7-0 in a Pool B game Tuesday, which dropped the Czechs to 1-2.
Switzerland (0-3) has mustered one goal in three tournament games.
The top four teams in each pool advance to the quarterfinals on Jan. 2, followed by the semifinals Jan. 4 and medal games Jan. 5.
Canada scored three goals on six power-play chances Tuesday and held the Swiss scoreless on four chances.