Dubois, Lowry score as Canada defeats Slovakia 5-1 to remain undefeated at 2022 IIHF World Championship

In Canada’s third game of the 2022 IIHF World Championship, they faced off against Slovakia and cruised to a 5-1 victory thanks to the efforts of two Winnipeg Jets forwards, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Adam Lowry. Breaking a tie score midway through the opening period, Lowry scored his first goal of the tournament – and his first during international play, as well. However, upon review, it appeared the puck deflected off one of Slovakia’s defencemen and completely missed Lowry. Still, he was credited with the score. With it, the veteran forward handed Team Canada a 1-0 lead. Later in the game, Lowry, 29, earned a primary assist on teammate Cole Sillinger’s second goal of this year’s event. The marker came at the 1:08 mark of the third period, extending Canada’s edge to 4-1. Overall, Winnipeg’s third-line centre has now posted one goal and four points through three games with Team Canada. He scored 13 goals and 21 points across 79 contests during the 2021-22 NHL season. As for Dubois, 23, he shined offensively once