A few minutes later, Hodgson dragged down Jensen as his fellow former Vancouver Canuck first-round draft pick tried to dipsy-doodle to the Canadian net. However, the Danish man advantage was squandered when the team took a minor for too many men on the ice.

Late in the first, Galbraith played it cool when Hodgson was allowed to waltz out from behind the goal line and unleash a backhander on net.

Right after the expiry of a second-period penalty to Huberdeau, Hodgson capitalized on a bad giveaway up the middle and burst in to blast a slapper through Galbraith for a 2-1 lead at 5:03.

With less than six minutes remaining in the second period, Schenn spun off the goal line to feed an unchecked Alex Burrows in front, but the puck bounced off Burrows’ stick into the goalie’s pads. Galbraith also came up big with a glove save on Turris late in the period, which Canada dominated with a 20-8 edge in shots.

Denmark's relatively good fortune was about to run out as Canada's offence kicked into high gear.

At 1:15 of the third period, Read stormed to the net to pound a rebound high to the glove and make it 3-1 Canada.

Read got his second of the night less than two minutes later, one-timing home a great Turris set-up on a shorthanded 2-on-1 rush.

"When they score on our power play, that is a tough blow for us," said Hansen. "It's hard to come back from."

At 8:35, Huberdeau notched his first marker of the tournament, completing a nice passing play at the side of the net as he banged in his own rebound to put Canada up 5-1.

Hodgson completed his hat trick on the power play at 10:24, tapping a Nazem Kadri rebound past Galbraith's right skate for a 6-1 lead.

"He was a really good player for us tonight," Huberdeau said of Hodgson. "I think he’s just got to keep going and do what he did. He scored three goals for us and we all know he is a good player."

"If you give them a chance to score, they'll punish you, and that's what happened in the third," said Danish defenceman Steffan Lassen.

It was the fifth all-time meeting between Denmark and Canada at the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. The only time Denmark has gained a point from Canada was a 2-2 tie in Finland 2003, when the Danes returned to the elite division after a 54-year absence. Last year, Canada beat Denmark 3-1.

A pre-game ceremony honored Danish captain Morten Green for playing his all-time national team record 257th game. Green received a Danish jersey with “257” on the back. The 33-year-old forward, who currently plays for the DEL’s Schwenninger Wild Wings, surpassed ex-Danish captain Jesper Damgaard.