Dany Heatley scored the winning goal with 46.8 seconds remaining to lift Canada to a 5-4 victory Tuesday over the United States at the world hockey championships.
It was Heatley’s second goal of the game in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Brent Burns, Jonathan Toews and Derek Roy also scored for the Canadians (3-0), and Cam Ward stopped 29 shots.
“We played really hard right to the end,” Canada’s Ryan Getzlaf said. “We take pride in those kind of wins. We were raised that way.”
Zach Parise, Patrick O’Sullivan, Dustin Brown and Jason Pominville scored for the Americans (2-1).
Earlier in Quebec City, Washington Capitals teammates Alex Ovechkin and Sergei Fedorov each scored a goal, helping Russia defeat Denmark 4-1.
Maxim Afinogenov and Konstantin Gorovikov also scored for Russia (3-0) and Ilya Kovalchuk of the Atlanta Thrashers had two assists in the game at Quebec City.
In other games, the Czech Republic beat Italy 7-2 and Latvia blanked Slovenia 3-0.
Jagr pondering options
GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Jaromir Jagr entered his season-ending exit interview not knowing if it would be his last act with the New York Rangers.
“I don’t have 30 teams to choose from,” the New York captain said. “First, I am going to talk to the Rangers. That’s the number one option for me.
“They gave me a chance to show everybody I still can play hockey. Everybody doubted me when I was playing in Washington for whatever reason.”
Jagr, 36, could return to Omsk of the Russian League, the club with which he had 16 goals in 32 games during the 2004-05 lockout.
Eventually, he intends to return to the Czech Republic to play for his hometown club in Kladno.
“I don’t think I would sign longer than two years, just because of my dad,” Jagr said. “He asked me to come home in two years. He’s helping to build a new arena there and he wants me to be there.”
Sabres sign Gerbe
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Forward Nathan Gerbe signed a three-year deal potentially worth $2.55 million with the Sabres, electing to forgo his senior season at Boston College.
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