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United States (2-0-0-0, 6 points) vs. Canada (1-1-0-0, 5 points)What to watch --United States defeated Norway, 6-1, on Thursday; Canada defeated Switzerland, 3-2, in a shootout on Thursday.Team Reports: Despite a perfect run through the first two games of the tournament, the Americans are still looking for answers as this game approaches. They have been able to get their first line -- Pat Kane, Z football results today ach Parise and Paul Stastny -- on track and are now thinking about playing Kane with Bobby Ryan and Ryan Kesler to give Kane more freedom to freelance. That means that New Jersey's Jamie Langenbrunner would likely move up to play with Parise, his Devils' teammate, and Stastny.So far, the Americans have been carried offensively by traditional power forwards. Ryan Malone has a goal in each game and football results today David Backes has been devastating on the forecheck. They are also confident in goalie Ryan Miller, who has been spectacular at times, despite a lack of consistent work. Much of the downtime before Sunday's game was spent talking about the power play, which has struggled mightily in going a pedestrian 2-for-8 in the tournament. American coach Ron Wilson believes it is just a matter of timing on the football results today breakout portion of the man-advantage scheme and that it can be readily fixed. He also wants his defensemen to shoot early and often on the power play, something they have been reluctant to do so far. Canada -- USA 23; Canada 23.Puck Drop -- Let the teeth gnashing commence as Canada drops a close decision to the Americans in what should be an up-and-down game with vicious hitting and great goalte football results today nding on both sides. It says here that the Americans escape with a one-goal victory, perhaps 2-1. But it is not the end of the world for the host team, which has the quality and mental toughness to fight their way into the medal round. football results today
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