His reassembled line with Colin White and Matthew Tkachuk combined for five points in the game. Sweden remained ideal in group play while the United States continued to roll up the standings to a second place finish in Group A. Canada took another stumble to third in Group A while Russian Federation survived a scare that keeps them standing at first place in Group B. They’ll face the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals. Russian Federation built a two goal lead off tallies from Yegor Rykov and Artur Lauta through the opening half hour, then netminder Alexander Georgiev shut the door for the remainder of the game, allowing just one goal on 21 Slovakia shots.
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Iraq forces extend Ramadi control, rescue civilians
Warplanes carried out nine air strikes near Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, which fell to Islamic State fighters in 2014. Police chief Hadi Irzayij said the suspected militants “were attempting to flee Ramadi by blending in with civilians”.
The U.S.is 2-0-0-1 and can finish from second to fourth in Group A depending upon how Thursday’s games finish.
Gunmen attack Indian air force base near Pakistan border
One Indian security source blamed the attack on a Pakistan-based militant group, but said it posed no threat to civilians. The Western Air Command chief, Air Marshal S.B.
The U.S.is 3-0-0-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L) at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship heading into the quarterfinals. Goaltender Mathias Seldrup made 40 saves. Sweden (3-0) has wrapped up first place with nine points, three more than the Americans. Host Finland will face Sweden in the other semifinal.
Funerals held for Palestinians killed in months of violence
During that same period more than 15,000 Palestinians and 350 Israelis were wounded, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Police said the motive for the attack remained unclear, and little was known about the attacker who had his face covered.
Team USA, which won two of its first three games in the preliminary round, will play in the quarterfinals Saturday.
17 year-old Finnish forward Jesse Puljujarvi continues to shine, scoring two goals and now leads the entire tournament in scoring with an astounding 12 points in just four games.
Finland 5, Czech Republic 4 – Patrik Laine, a top prospect for the 2016 NHL Draft, scored the game-winner with 5:47 left in the third period to lead Finland in a Group B game at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki. Roope Hintz (Dallas Stars) and Antti Kalapudas also scored.
The Americans finished second in Group A at 3-1. The United States, which has outscored opponents by 13 goals, is going to be a heavy favorite in the quarterfinals and could challenge Russian Federation at the bottom of the bracket if they meet in the semis.
Michael Spacek (Winnipeg Jets) and Jiri Smejkal each had a goal and an assist, and David Sklenica and Jan Ordos also scored.
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Colorado Springs native and Team USA defenseman Brandon Carlo was named as the American player of the game for a 4-1 win over Denmark Thursday.
