DAVOS, Switzerland — Zach Boychuk scored twice in the first period and Canada went on to double up the Nuremberg Ice Tigers 4-2 on Sunday in semifinal action at the Spengler Cup. Cory Emmerton also scored in the opening frame and Chris DiDomenico added a second-period goal for the defending champion Canadians, who advanced to Monday’s final. Daniel Weiss scored in the second period for the Ice Tigers and Brandon Buck brought the game within two late in the third. Canada had faced the Ice Tigers in its final preliminary-round game on Friday, beating them 6-2 to advance directly to Sunday’s semi. The Canadians will face the winner of Sunday’s second semifinal between host HC Davos and KalPa Kuopio of Finland for the title.

Source: National Post December 30, 2018 16:41 UTC