Blacker scores OT winner as Canada beats HC Sochi in Sochi Hockey Open

SOCHI, Russia — Jesse Blacker scored 1:36 into overtime to lift Canada’s men’s hockey team to a 1-0 win over HC Sochi on Sunday in its first game at the Sochi Hockey Open.

Blacker took a pass from teammate Justin Azevedo and his shot deflected off a Sochi stick to beat goaltender Konstantin Barulin.

Justin Peters earned the shutout for the Canadians.

“We played a really solid game from start to finish,” Peters said. “We had a lot of opportunities to score — their goalie played really well — and they turned it on a bit in the third period and we were able to hold the fort.”