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Next penalty will be on the U.S. Stay in those Canadian shooting lanes boys, great work defensively.

Another breakaway stopped. PP for the U.S.

Great move by the coaches splitting up Poolman and Ausmus. Keep one of them on the ice at all times.

3-1 after two.

Officials would have got thrown out of the building if that's called on Canada.

U.S. on their heals a little bit. Need to get to period three and regroup.

Looked like he got caught flat footed, and wasn't expecting the hit.

3-1. Wow is Greenway a player.

From what I saw on my DVR was shoulder to shoulder. But I'm very biased.

2-1. Can't play 5-3 that long.

That was a penalty.....leg to leg.

Wasn't contact to the head.....maybe I'm just biased....

5 minutes for that? Hitting hard?

Looks like Woll in the net today for the states. Hopefully they can weather the early red surge and not put the Canadians on the power play in this one.

Should be an interesting Saturday. This is how I think things end up in the group stage after tomorrow: Group A: 1. Sweden 2. Denmark 3. Czech Republic 4. Switzerland Group B: 1. Canada 2. USA 3. Russia 4. Slovakia So in the quarters you've got: Sweden-Slovakia, Denmark-Russia, USA-Czechs, Canada-Switzerland. Should be a great day of hockey tomorrow.

So correct me if I'm wrong here, but now Finland will play the last place finisher in group B in a best of three? Loser not in Buffalo next year?

Haha, I'm in the same boat. I want Finland out.

I am more on the end the game on the advantage side, than try and score side. That way Russia has no chance to go 6-5 in the final moments with their goaltender off the ice. Definitely pros and cons for both sides of the argument. Not even sure I wouldn't take the penalty shot.

Great win for the U.S. over Russia today! Sets up another big matchup on Saturday against Canada. Anybody else think the U.S. should have declined the penalty shot and made Russia serve the penalty late in the game? Tough call, but I think given the situation and crappy ice I go a man up for the remainder of the game. Doesn't matter right now, but a talking point.

Former champ could be out as early as tomorrow. Wow.

Would that knock Finland out?

Losing Stecher and LaDue would hurt any goalies GAA. That being said I haven't even looked at Cam's stats compared to last year. USA-RUSSIA today!

Final score: 5-2. Good showing for Matej. Shots were 50-20.

45 saves now for Tomek as the U.S. is up to 50 SOG.

37 shots on goal for the U.S. 32 saves for Tomek through two periods. Some goals he'd probably like back, but he hasn't been bad. Nothing about his game leads one to believe he couldn't get into a game for UND the second half.