Canada defeated Europe last night to win Game 2 of the finals, and the World Cup of Hockey, in a 2-1 comeback victory.
They played terribly.
Team Europe was nominally the home team for this one, which meant that they got the last change, and thus the line-matching advantage. Perhaps as a result, Canada looked hideously sloppy and uncoordinated to start, whereas Europe played sound hockey. Multiple times, Canada won o-zone faceoffs that sailed past their point men and out of the zone. Canada's normally immaculate passing seemed to keep missing the mark, and the broken plays led to breaks for Team Europe.