If you manage to stop Connor McDavid on Canada’s primary power play, you will also have to contend with Nathan MacKinnon.
If you shut down both of them, the top two scorers in the NHL this season, you may feel like victory is within reach. However, hold on! Sidney Crosby and Sam Reinhart are ready to step up.
With a plethora of offensive options, even talents like Mitch Marner and Macklin Celebrini find themselves on the second power play unit.
After two games in the Olympic tournament, it is evident that Canada’s forward lineup is the most stacked in the competition, possibly the deepest it has been in years.
Nathan MacKinnon and Connor McDavid each had a goal and two assists, as Canada defeated Switzerland 5-1 at Milano Cortina 2026.
A total of eight different players have found the net in the first two matches, including the 5-1 victory over Switzerland on Friday.
Canada’s last preliminary-round match against France is scheduled for Sunday at 10:40 a.m. ET. Viewers can catch all the action on CBC and CBC Gem.
The Canadian offensive starts with Crosby, the seasoned player who has seen Olympic success twice.
It then moves to McDavid, hailed as the best talent to emerge from Canada since the era of “The Kid” from Nova Scotia. He leads the tournament in scoring with six points in two games.
MacKinnon follows, an intense forward who revered Crosby while growing up and now joins him at the Games as a friend and training partner.
And then there’s the young gun. Celebrini earned his spot on the team with his maturity and composure, boosted by an impressive second season with the San Jose Sharks.
All four players found the back of the net against the Swiss, alongside a goal from defenseman Thomas Harley.
“When you face the Canadian