Hat tricks: Canada and Germany earn third straight wins at ice hockey worlds

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored his first goal of the tournament as Canada dominated France 5-0 for its third straight win at the ice hockey world championship on Tuesday.

Bo Horvat scored two goals, Brandon Montour scored one and added an assist and Will Cuylle also scored. Jordan Binnington stopped 15 shots for the shutout.

“We’ve been trying to come out hard every game and sticking to our game," forward Adam Fantilli said. “It’s been great so far.”

Horvat netted the opening goal with a backhand 6:32 into game and Cuylle doubled the advantage on a snap shot from the left circle with 7:49 to go in the frame.

Crosby turned around at the boards and skated toward the goal from the right before roofing a shot to make it 3-0 on a power play with 2:29 remaining in the middle period.

It is the third worlds for Crosby and the first since he captained Canada to gold in 1995.

Horvat added his second on a power play 3:57 into the final period from the right circle. The New York Islanders forward tops the goal scoring table with four goals.

Montour’s slap shot finished the scoring with 8:55 left.

Canada is tied atop Group A in Stockholm with co-host Sweden on nine points. It next plays Austria on Thursday. France has one point.

In Herning, Denmark, newcomer Hungary claimed its first victory, 4-2 over Kazakhstan. Hungary's Janos Hari scored the fastest goal of the tournament 15 seconds into the game.

Earlier, Germany defeated Norway 5-2 for its third straight victory to lead Group B with nine points.

Marc Michaelis and Yasin Ehliz had a goal and an assist each and Wojciech Stachowiak, Joshua Samanski and Frederik Tiffels also scored a goal apiece in Herning.

Andreas Martinsen and Jacob Berglund scored for Norway, which remained without a point.

In Stockholm, Latvia beat Slovenia 5-2 for its second win in Group A. Slovenia is still looking for its first points.

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France's Vincent Llorca, and Canada's Nate MacKinnon, right, challenge for the puck during the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship group A match between Canada and France at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday May 13, 2025. (Anders Wiklund/TT News Agency via AP)

Canada's scorer Bo Horvat, left, celebrates 1-0 with Tyson Foerster during the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship group A match between Canada and France at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday May 13, 2025. (Anders Wiklund/TT News Agency via AP)

Latvia's Dans Locmelis, center, celebrates scoring with teammates Anri Ravinskis, from left, Eduards Tralmaks, Roberts Mamcics and Kristians Rubins during the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship group A match between Slovenia and Latvia at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday May 13, 2025. (Anders Wiklund/TT News Agency via AP)

Latvia's Kristians Rubins, right, scores at Slovenia's goalkeeper Lukas Horak during the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship group A match between Slovenia and Latvia at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday May 13, 2025. (Anders Wiklund/TT News Agency via AP)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Atlanta Hawks coach Quinn Snyder believes fifth-year forward Jalen Johnson is still a work in progress. If he’s right, it’s a terrifying prospect for opponents.

Johnson continued his emergence with his second triple-double in two nights Saturday, finishing with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists in a 131-116 win over the Washington Wizards.

It was his fourth of a season in which every one of those performances has been needed as the Hawks manage without four-time All-Star Trae Young, who has been out since late October with a sprained right MCL.

Johnson is averaging 23.8 points, 10.5 rebounds and 7.8 assists, all significant improvements from a 2024-25 campaign that was easily his best.

“It’s reflective of a guy that’s done a lot of work that we need to make a lot of plays for us,” Snyder said of Johnson. “The triple-doubles, like the statistics, are great. But he wants to win and there’s more there. He can continue to become more efficient, because we need him to be that.”

Both Friday and Saturday’s performances were historic.

In Friday’s 134-133 home loss to Denver, he recorded the second-fastest triple-double in NBA history, reaching the threshold in only 16:44. (Denver’s Nikola Jokic holds the record of 14 minutes, 33 seconds.)

Saturday, he became only the second Hawks player ever with triple-doubles on both ends of a back-to-back, after Bob Sura did it on April 9 and 10, 2004.

“Yesterday was cool, but tonight was more important because we got the win,” Johnson said. “So I think that’s what makes it better. But it was just a great group effort and like I said before, it’s just a product of my teammates hitting shots and everybody making the game much easier for me.”

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Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson (1) dribbles the ball against Washington Wizards forward Justin Champagnie, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson (1) shoots against Washington Wizards guard Bub Carrington (7) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson (1) goes to the basket against Washington Wizards forwards Justin Champagnie (9) and Tristan Vukcevic (00) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Washington Wizards forward Justin Champagnie (9) fouls Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson (1) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)