Drafted by the Canadiens in 2022, the rearguard registered a plus-3 differential and played 15:24.
On the other end, captain Oliver Kapanen recorded three shots and a differential of minus-1. He spent 18:19 on the ice.
Canada 5 - Sweden 1
Joshua Roy scored the first of five goals for Canada en route to a convincing win over Sweden. The Habs prospect led all Canadian forwards in ice time at 19:35 and had four shots on goal. He maintained a plus-3 differential.
Meanwhile, defenseman Adam Engstrom ended the night with a differential of zero and two shots on goal in 17:52 on the ice.
Coming up
No games are scheduled on New Year's Day. The quarterfinals are set to begin on Monday, January 2.
Cover photo: Chris Tanouye / International Ice Hockey Federation