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USA Lines Kerdiles - O'Regan - Barber Erne - Eichel - Hartman Matteau - Copp - Fasching DiPauli - Shore - Hinostroza
McCoshen - Grzelcyk Skjei - Carrick Butcher - Santini Slavin
Gillies Stolarz
Zach Stepan is day-to-day with a lower body injury... It's nothing serious, just giving him time to heal up and is likely to play against Germany tomorrow.
O'Regan gets called for tripping....great kill for USA. Slovaks never even made it past the perimeter and USA was there to force a turnover and clear it
Matteau to the box for interference...another strong kill by USA.
USA on the power play....Jack Eichel scores :29 second in to put USA up 1-0 3:07 left in the 1st
Slovak goalie whiffs on a clearing attempt from the circle and the flops on the puck....2 mins for delay of game. USA to the PP with :43 to go in the period
Danny O'Regan makes them pay by potting a rebound on the doorstep with .05 left on the clock 2-0 USA after 20.
Great back door save by Gillies to negate a 2-on-1 opportunity for Slovakia early in the 2nd
USA on the power play and Ryan Hartman makes it count 3-0 USA. They are 3 for 3 in this game and 5 for six so far in this tournament. 14 left in the 2nd.
Slovakia gives this anti-USA crowd something to cheer about as Milan Kolena puts home a rebound on the power play. 3-1 USA 8 left in 2nd
....and they do it again! Another PPG for Slovakia 3-2 with 7 left in the 2nd.
Gillies coming up big for USA in the 3rd. Two great saves (a 2-on-1 and a breakaway) while Slovakia was shorthanded. 17 left in regulation 3-2 USA.
Matt Grzelcyk makes it 4-2 as he joins the offensive attack and pounces on a rebound near the goal line. 10 left in regulation.
Matteau puts one top shelf - 5-2 USA with 5 left in regulation.
6-2 as Riley Barber scores on a forced turnover with 4 left in regulation
6-3 Slovakia scores with 2 left in regulation
FINAL
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