It was a lot closer than anyone expected, but the end result was the one most had predicted. Canada did not have their best game, but they did enough to beat Team Europe, 3-1, in Game 1 of the World Cup of Hockey final.
Europe played one of their best games of the tournament, but the few mistakes they did make put them in a 1-0 hole against the hosts in this best-of-three series.
Once again it was the line of Sidney Crosby, Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron leading the charge, with Marchand scoring Canada's first goal and Bergeron netting the third.