Here's what happened on Day 3 of the World Hockey Championship in Paris, France and Cologne, Germany.

Canada 7 - Slovenia 2

• The Canadians flexed their offensive muscles with their most dominant performance of the tournament so far, improving to 2-0-0-0.
• Nathan MacKinnon picked up the hat trick and an assist - earning player of the game honors - while his Colorado Avalanche teammate Tyson Barrie also picked up four points of his own (1G, 3A).
• KHL forward Jan Mursak scored Slovenia's first tally late in the second period, while Jan Urbas picked up the team's second on a delayed penalty with just over two minutes remaining in the third period.
• Canada outshot Slovenia 51-14.
• The Canadians' next game comes Monday against Belarus, while Slovenia will enjoy a day off before taking on Norway on Tuesday.

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Sidney Crosby made a successful return to the Pittsburgh Penguins' lineup Saturday after missing Game 4 with a concussion.

While No. 87's crew wasn't able to clinch a spot in the Eastern Conference Final, with the Washington Capitals forcing a Game 6 back in Pittsburgh, Crosby looked like his dominant self, leading all Penguins forwards with 19:10 in ice time. He also led his team with a 59.38 Corsi For rating, according to Corsica Hockey, and won 15 of the 22 faceoffs he took.

Crosby assisted on Phil Kessel's second-period goal, tying him with legend and Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux for most playoff assists by a Penguins player (96). Lemieux did it in 107 postseason games, while Crosby played in his 133rd Saturday night.

Yeah, that Lemieux guy was good.

The Penguins' postseason assists record will soon be Crosby's alone, and he's also hoping to break another tie with Lemieux in the coming weeks. Both players have two Stanley Cup rings.

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Alex Ovechkin hadn't scored in three games. What a travesty.

The Washington Capitals captain and generational sniper extraordinaire was bumped to the third line ahead of Saturday's Game 5, and one would think the sky was falling in D.C. based on the ensuing fallout.

Head coach Barry Trotz made the decision to balance Washington's attack, and Ovechkin himself took the blame for a poor performance in Game 4 that dealt his club a 3-1 deficit.

In need of a win to avoid another wasted season, Ovechkin delivered an absolutely massive goal in the third period, and while many don't want to believe it for some reason, Ovi's performance in the do-or-die game is further proof he can, in fact, get it done in the playoffs.

Ovechkin now has five points in five games for the series, and 90 points in 95 career playoff contests. Pretty good numbers for someone who allegedly can't perform in the postseason.

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No pressure, Alex Ovechkin.

The Washington Capitals captain put Game 5 out of reach Saturday night, as the crew in D.C. kept its season alive against the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 4-2 win. Just as teammate Evgeny Kuznetsov predicted.

"I know (Ovechkin) gonna step up for sure," Kuznetsov said, according to the The Associated Press' Stephen Whyno. "You can see how he play today, that's our captain."

And Kuznetsov is predicting even bigger and better things for Ovechkin in Game 6 on Monday night:

Kuznetsov scored a big goal of his own Saturday, giving the Capitals a third-period lead they wouldn't relinquish. He has goals in three straight games and four in five games against the Pittsburgh Penguins. After a quiet first round, the Russian has stepped up.

"You think I ever feel tight?" Kuznetsov asked, per Whyno. "I (am) always loose, try to enjoy the hockey. I live for those type of games."

There was, however, no customary bird celebration after Kuznetsov's goal.

"Bad karma," he said.

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WASHINGTON - Evgeny Kuznetsov and Alex Ovechkin scored 27 seconds apart in the third period as the Washington Capitals avoided elimination by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 in Game 5 on Saturday night.

Nicklas Backstrom tied the score early in the third as the Capitals finally solved Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who allowed four goals on 32 shots. Washington's comeback spoiled the return of Penguins captain Sidney Crosby after a one-game absence due to a concussion.

Crosby had an assist and Carl Hagelin and Phil Kessel also scored for the Penguins, who lead the second-round series 3-2 with Game 6 back in Pittsburgh on Monday night.

While Fleury struggled for the first time against the Capitals, Vezina Trophy finalist Braden Holtby had his best game of the series, stopping 20 shots. Andre Burakovsky also scored for Washington.

Even though players were loose at the morning skate facing elimination, the nerves were palpable inside the arena even before puck drop. When an early Capitals power play went nowhere and Hagelin made it 1-0 Pittsburgh 10:24 in, it got quiet fast - except for Penguins fans' derisive chants of ''HOLT-BY, HOLT-BY.''

Burakovsky pumped some energy back in with a psychologically important goal with 29.7 seconds remaining in the first period, his first of the playoffs. He earned a promotion to the top line because of his strong play in the series but scored back with the third line on a toe drag that bought him space and a shot that froze Fleury.

Hours after defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk bemoaned that ill-timed penalties were hurting the Capitals, a holding call on Nate Schmidt paved the way for another momentum shift as Kessel scored on the power play 4:20 into the second. The Penguins went into the second intermission with a lead having won 37 of 39 games in that spot during the regular season and all six in the playoffs.

It took an individual effort from Backstrom to begin Washington's stunning turnaround. The Capitals' top-line center carried the puck up the ice, executed a give-and-go with Burakovsky and beat Fleury for the tying goal at 2:49 of the third.

With the crowd buzzing again, Kuznetsov sparked more chants of ''FLEU-RY, FLEU-RY,'' by scoring the go-ahead goal from a sharp angle 7:20 into the third. It was his fifth goal of the playoffs and fourth in the series.

Ovechkin wasted no time making it 4-2 and making coach Barry Trotz look like a genius for dropping him to the third line as he wired a shot past Fleury at 7:47. Trotz talked about spreading offense throughout the lineup, and his flipping Burakovsky and Ovechkin allowed for Washington's first goal from its bottom two lines in five games.

NOTES: In addition to Crosby, Penguins RW Conor Sheary returned after being concussed Monday in a collision with teammate Patric Hornqvist. ... Capitals D Brooks Orpik appeared to shake his left hand after being slashed by Evgeni Malkin in the first period. ... The Capitals again dressed seven defensemen. ... Super Bowl winning Redskins quarterback Mark Rypien received a nice ovation from the sellout crowd when he was shown on the video boards.

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Although they faced a 3-1 series deficit, no one in their right mind could say the Washington Capitals were playing bad hockey.

The Presidents' Trophy winners were at the mercy - once again - of their nemesis, the Pittsburgh Penguins, despite controlling the majority of play through four games.

Entering Game 5, the Capitals had out-attempted the Penguins 306-180, and they continued the trend Saturday night with one major difference: they scored.

The final count in Game 5 favored Washington 66-52 in all situations, and while their chances of staving off elimination looked grim after 40 minutes, the relentless Capitals attack paid off, at last.

Facing a 2-1 disadvantage, Nicklas Backstrom knotted things early in the third, then goals 27 seconds apart from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Alex Ovechkin gave the Caps four tallies in a game for the first time in the series.

Marc-Andre Fleury's performance has played a role in the Capitals' poor puck luck, too, but Washington finally broke through, and it couldn't have happened at a better time.

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Kyle Turris scores big-boy goals. Ones that matter. He's been doing it all year for the Ottawa Senators.

His tally Saturday, though, was the most significant of his season - and arguably of his career.

The 27-year-old won Game 5 against the New York Rangers in overtime, going five-hole on Henrik Lundqvist and putting the Senators a win away from the Eastern Conference finals.

Mr. GWG

Turris finished second on the Sens with six game-winning goals during the regular season - only Mike Hoffman had more, with eight.

Saturday's goal was the seventh GWG for Turris, with five of them scored in the third period or later, including three in overtime, and six in one-goal games. No cheapies here:

Rising to the occasion

Turris played 24:58 on Saturday, most among Sens forwards. He finished with three shots on goal, a team-high nine hits, and won 15 of the 23 faceoffs he took. He was a force, precisely when Ottawa needed him to be.

"It's Kentucky Derby day and he was our horse tonight," Senators head coach Guy Boucher said after his team's pivotal win, according to NHL.com's Dan Rosen.

Ottawa is Erik Karlsson's team, of that there's no doubt. But Turris' 27 goals in the regular season led all Sens, and he finished third on the club in scoring with 55 points.

Turris scored an OT winner on opening night, and is still doing the damn thing seven months later. The Senators aren't on the cusp of the final four without him.

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The Ottawa Senators biggest game of the season fell on the same day as the biggest day of the year in horse racing, but you don't have to tell that to head coach Guy Boucher.

After Kyle Turris delivered the overtime winner and provided the Sens a 3-2 series lead over the New York Rangers, Boucher gave an appropriate response when asked about Game 5's hero:

To be fair, it's an apt description of Turris' performance, as the Sens pivot - on top of his game-winner - logged 24:58 of ice time, to go with nine hits, a 65 percent clip in the faceoff circle, and a Corsi-for percentage of 56.76 percent at even strength.

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