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Vermont commit Alex Bump of Prior Lake scored the game-winner and Andover native Garrett Schifsky added a pair of goals to pace Team USA to a 5-2 win over Canada East in Cornwall, Ontario.
Christian Manz stopped 12 shots and the Americans cleaned up their play defensively, going penalty-free after being tagged nine times for 24 minutes in Wednesday's win against Canada East.
The U.S. scored three power-play goals in the first period, including two during a double-minor high sticking penalty as the Americans took a 3-1 lead and never looked back.