Wolski scores winner as Canada beats South Korea at Channel One Cup

New York Rangers' Wojtek Wolski, of Poland, shoots past New Jersey Devils' Henrik Tallinder, of Sweden, to score a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 9, 2011 at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Mary Altaffer/AP)

MOSCOW — Wojtek Wolski scored the winning goal as Canada beat South Korea 4-2 Wednesday at the Channel One Cup pre-Olympic hockey tournament.

Matt Frattin, Marc-Andre Gragnani and Quinton Howden, into an empty net, also scored for Canada.

Kim Sang-Wook scored both goals for South Korea, which led 2-1 after the first period but couldn’t hang on.

Ben Scrivens made eight saves on 10 shots for Canada.

Matthew Dalton was excellent in goal for South Korea with 53 saves on 56 shots.

Canada’s next game is Friday against the Czech Republic.

The tournament is being used by general manager Sean Burke and head coach Willie Desjardins to assess players as they form Canada’s roster for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.

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