World Championship: Beniers, Boyle lead Team USA to win over Latvia
Both players score their first goals of the tournament, while Boyle earns player of the game honors for the United States by Kyle Shohara @kyleshohara /
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No matter the size of the stage, the opportunity to represent your country is always a big deal. Especially when it s your first time. For veteran forward Brian Boyle, there s no better time than the present.
Amid his first international tournament, the likeable 36-year-old scored one of Team USA s four goals in a 4-2 victory over host Latvia on Thursday. With their third win in a row, the United States improved to 3-0-0-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L) in preliminary play at the 2021 IIHF Men s World Championship.
World Championship: Stars duo fuels Team USA to a 5-1 victory over Canada
Robertson scores for the second time in as many games and Oettinger turns aside 26 of 27 shots in a relief appearance by Kyle Shohara @kyleshohara /
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For the second time in as many days, Jason Robertson was a difference maker. But this time, the young stud had plenty of company.
After scoring Team USA s lone marker in a 2-1 loss on Saturday against Finland, the 21-year-old netted the first of five goals in a lopsided 5-1 victory over Canada on Sunday. The win was a tremendous response for Team USA, whose record now stands at 1-0-0-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L) in the preliminary round of the 2021 IIHF Men s World Championship in Riga, Latvia.
Kazakhstan stunned defending champions Finland with a shootout success
at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Men’s World
Championship in Latvian capital Riga.
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