GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Macklin Celebrini, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, registered five points in Canada’s 10-0 win over Latvia at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship Wednesday.

Canada improved to 2-0-0-0 in the tournament, sitting atop Group A through two days. 

Celebrini assisted on three of Canada’s first four goals before scoring one of his own. He fell two points shy of Canada’s single-game record at the World Juniors co-held by Connor Bedard, Dave Andreychuk and Gabriel Bourque. 

The 17-year-old Boston University freshman phenom is leading the tournament through two days with six points.

Canada got the scoring going early in the game when Celebrini won a faceoff cleanly to Denton Mateychuk (CBJ) before the defenseman dished it off to Conor Geekie (ARI) who wired a shot into the top-left corner to make it 1-0 5:19 into the game. 

Up next, Celebrini made a quick one-touch play in the neutral zone to escape a Latvian check before finding Brayden Yager (PIT) to make it 2-0, which is how the first period ended.

OK, Macklin! Celebrini dances through the neutral zone to set up Brayden Yager (PIT) to double Canada’s lead. #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/k9dKnOcyW1

— FloHockey (@FloHockey) December 27, 2023

Carson Rehkopf (SEA) did the scoring on Celebrini’s next pass, one that sprung the former on a breakaway before a breathtaking finish made it 4-0 early in the second period.

Celebrini was then on the receiving end of a pretty stretch pass from fellow Hockey East forward Matthew Wood (NSH). The BU star tucked a backhand shot inside the right post to give Canada a 5-0 lead midway through the middle frame.

MY OH MY, MR. MACKLIN! 🤯

Give Macklin Celebrini a little bit of room (and that pass from Matthew Wood) and the magic happens ✨#TeamCanada 🇨🇦 is up 5-0 on Latvia#WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/iyX68Jgahl

— FloHockey (@FloHockey) December 27, 2023

The Canadians continued to pull away with goals from Fraser Minten (TOR), Wood and Geekie before Celebrini found Rehkopf once again for another primary point.

Matthew Poitras (BOS) punctuated Canada’s double-digit victory.

Canadian goalie Mathis Rousseau made 22 saves to earn his first World Junior shutout.

Celebrini was named Canada's player of the game.