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The United States' World Cup Hockey team has won their first game against Slovakia -- 3-1. America's Bryan Smolinski, Jason Blake and Bill Guerin made the goals which were countered only once by Slovakia's Ladislav Nagy. The U.S. had a 39-17 shots advantage. After losing to Canada and Russia, this was by far their best effort of the tournament. This final game in the North American pool will put the U.S. in either the second or third seed in the quarterfinals.
This Weekend's Preliminary Round
Saturday
Sweden vs. Finland in Helsinki
Russia vs. Canada in Toronto
Sunday
Slovakia vs. Russia in Toronto
European Pool (E)
Czech Republic (CZE)
Finland (FIN)
Germany (GER)
Sweden (SWE)
North American Pool (NA)
Canada (CAN)
Russia (RUS)
Slovakia (SVK)
United States (USA)
All teams advance to the quarter-finals to be played Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
The final championship will take place in Toronto on Tuesday, September 14th. The top European and the top U.S. team can be seen on ESPN2.
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