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US toma la delantera 1-0 sobre Eslovenia en su partido inaugural de hockey masculino olímpico.

Miercoles 14 de Febrero del 2018

US toma la delantera 1-0 sobre Eslovenia en su partido inaugural de hockey masculino olímpico.

Team USA comienza la búsqueda de la medalla de oro en el hockey masculino con un juego contra Eslovenia. Sin jugadores de la NHL activos en Pyeongchang, Estados Unidos se basará en un roster lleno de veteranos que juegan en...

Team USA comienza la búsqueda de la medalla de oro en el hockey masculino con un juego contra Eslovenia. Sin jugadores de la NHL activos en Pyeongchang, Estados Unidos se basará en un roster lleno de veteranos que juegan en...

Team USA opens pursuit of gold medal in men's hockey with 1-0 lead over Slovenia

Team USA opened its pursuit of the gold medal in men's hockey by taking a 1-0 lead over Slovenia Wednesday.

At Sochi, the U.S. won this match-up 5-1, but these Olympics are being played without active NHL players, so its roster is full of veterans playing in international leagues while Slovenia's is largely intact after making it into the quarterfinals in Sochi four years ago.

The U.S. opened the game stronger than Slovenia, but the Europeans had the best chance to take the lead after an American ended his team's power play by committing a penalty.

With the teams skating 4 on 4, there was a scramble in front of the U.S. net, American defender Noah Welch stopping a sure goal by diving in front of the open goal.

But the U.S. kept pressing in the Slovenian zone and capitalized before the end of the period, forward Brian O'Neill slamming home a redirected pass from right in front of the net.

U.S. Captain Brian Gionta, 39, is the undisputed leader of the squad with more than 1,000 career NHL games under his belt, as well as a Stanley Cup victory with the New Jersey Devils in 2003.

There are some future stars to watch as well, headlined by University of Denver forward Troy Terry, who was Team USA’s hero at the 2017 World Junior Championship.

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Slovenia is missing its one marquee name: Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar.

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