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New York Islanders center Bo Horvat made the most of his Olympic debut in Milano Cortina. In Canada’s first game against Czechia, he scored a breakaway goal to give his nation a 3-0 lead.
The play began as Dallas Stars defenseman Thomas Harley gave Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand an outlet pass. Marchand then threaded the puck to Horvat, who split the Czechia defense before going five-hole on Anaheim Ducks netminder Lukas Dostal:
Before the goal, Horvat took a high stick in the final minute of the opening period, requiring some repairs.
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Horvat is one of two Islanders representing their countries at the Olympics, facing off with forward Ondrej Palat of Czechia on Thursday afternoon.
