Nurse Piles Up Two Helpers as Canada Tops Sweden at Worlds

Darnell Nurse did his job the way defensemen who know the assignment should, and the scoreboard reflected it. He finished with two assists, while Mattias Ekholm scored for Sweden in a game that gave Canada the edge in its opening victory. These are the kinds of matchups where NHL-caliber details matter, because one blue-line decision or net-front battle can swing the whole night. Canada leaves with the win, but both teams showed enough to make the rest of the tournament interesting.