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KOSICE, Slovakia – Patrick Kane scored a goal and two assists to become the top scorer of the United States at the World Hockey Championships in a 6-3 win over Britain on Wednesday.
The three-time Stanley Cup double Stanley Cup champion finished the game with 36 points, surpassing the 33 points of the Mark Johnson World Hockey Hall of Fame at the world championships. Johnson led the Americans with 11 goals when they won the Olympic gold in 1980.
"It's special when you think of all the great American players, all the kids growing up in the United States, dreaming about playing hockey, dreaming of playing for their country," Kane said. I really enjoyed this tournament. It's my third time here. It would be great to win more than anything. Personal accomplishments and praise are great too. & # 39; & # 39;
The Americans won the bronze medal last year at the World Championships in Denmark, where Kane had 20 points and was named MVP of the tournament. Kane's first appearance at the world championships in 2008, when the United States was eliminated in the quarter-finals with a defeat against Finland.
Kane has helped the United States win three consecutive games in Group A since opening with a loss to the Slovaks. The Americans still have preliminary round matches against Denmark, Germany and Canada.
The British team, which returned to the top division for the first time in 25 years, made a good performance after losing two goals against Germany and being baffled by Canada and Denmark. Mike Hammond scored late in the first period to bring Great Britain into a draw. The British team scored in each of the three periods against the United States after scoring just one goal and allowing 20 goals in the previous three games.
Switzerland remained undefeated in Group B. Andreas Ambuhl scored two goals in a 4-1 win over Norway. The Swiss will probably be tested at the end of the preliminary round against Sweden, Russia and the Czech Republic.
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