Slovenia vs Canada Preview & Prediction | 2025 IIHF Men’s Ice Hockey World Championship | Preliminary Round

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The legendary Sidney Crosby takes to the ice for Canada in their highly-anticipated opening game against Slovenia.

Start date/time: Saturday May 10th 2025: UK – 11:20am / US ET – 6:20am / US PT – 3:20am

How to watch on TV: UK – Not Televised / US – NHL Network

How to watch online: UK – IIHF.TV / US – NHL Network digital platforms

Slovenia vs Canada prediction

The eyes of the hockey world will be trained upon this contest as NHL superstar Sidney Crosby features for Canada. Crosby electing to play in this tournament is a huge boost for the competition’s profile and the presence of the Pittsburgh Penguins captain will be invaluable for his numerous younger teammates such as Calder Memorial Trophy finalist Macklin Celebrini, the first pick in the 2024 NHL draft.

Not much focus has been paid to Slovenia, somewhat understandably but it’s hard to see them getting anything out of this one. Of course, it could take a little bit of time for Canada to click as a fully functioning unit. However, class should tell in the end and ‘Sid the Kid’ along with Nathan MacKinnon should come out on top for the Canadians.

Slovenia vs Canada tip: Canada to win