Connor McDavid en route to History in Team Canada's dominating win
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Team Canada put on another dominating performance against Team France, to clinch group A and pretty much the number one seed heading into the quarter-finals, Connor McDavid was the star of the show again with three points.
McDavid is only two points shy of the Olympic record after only three games played, and Canada looks nearly unbeatable.
Who can stop McDavid and Team Canada.
Jamie Umbach of NHL.com provided the post-game report, with Canada looking like they have no weaknesses. The game was highlighted by the top line's dominance, with Macklin Celebrini and especially McDavid stealing the show.
" McDavid needed only three games to equal the Canadian record for points at an Olympics attended by NHL players (10) set by Jonathan Toews back in Vancouver in 2010, while leaving himself only two points shy of passing Teemu Selanne and Saku Koivu's tournament record of 11 points."-Umbach
Team Canada has all but clinched the first seed in the tournament now, and will play the lowest seed available after the qualifiers. Finishing first was key, because the seventh seed will likely be Sweden, who will play the second seed in the tournament, likely the Americans at this point.
"The Oilers captain posted three points in his third straight game to become the first player in an Olympics attended by NHL players to achieve the feat, helping Canada finish first in Group A with a perfect 3-0-0-0 record and in position to finish as the top seed in the tournament with a +17 goal difference."-Umbach
If Canada continues on this trajectory, it doesn't look like any country will be able to stop them on their way to the Gold Medal.
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