Potential Rangers dradt pick Kaapo Kakko scored on a breakaway against Canada in the first period of the first game of the World Hockey Championships against Matt Murray.
🇫🇮 SCORES!
Kaapa Kakko opens the scoring for Finland by beating Matt Murray on a breakaway. #IIHFWorlds 🇫🇮 pic.twitter.com/a2FUaVOHMP
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) May 10, 2019
Dave Reid said on TSN before the game that Kaako will be relied on by Finland and that he is a “big strong winger that can put points on the board.”
Kakko added an empty-net goal to make it 3-1 Finland and he was named Finland’s Player of the Game.
Kakko has six shots and played 15:13 in the win over Canada.
Darren Dreger said of Kakko, “he wasn’t intimidated at all, he played like an NHL star and such a high level of confidence.”