Canada thus got revenge for the loss in the Olympic final, where the USA won in sudden death.
The victory was never in danger and super-talent Macklin Celebrini gave Canada the lead in the first period. St. Louis star Dylan Holloway then added to the score before New Jersey's Connor Brown and superstar Sidney Crosby each scored in an empty net.
Canada is the most decorated World Cup champion but has gone medal-less in the last two tournaments.
In parallel, Finland eliminated the Czech Republic after a 4–1 victory.
Sweden's quarter-final against Switzerland will be played at 8:20 p.m. local time in Sweden later tonight. At the same time, the last quarter-final between Norway and Latvia will be played.
