Tage Thompson skated just 8:50 due to an injury, but the United States earned a 5-1 victory over Colin Miller and Canada at the IIHF World Championship on Sunday.
Sweden (Victor Olofsson) and Finland (Arttu Ruotsalainen) were both upset in close contests, continuing an early trend at the tournament.
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Canada plays Germany at 1:15 p.m.
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