Don Cherry
12-27-2002, 11:45 AM
Thursday, December 26
Updated: December 27, 10:43 AM ET
Ovechkin scores three goals for Russians
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Associated Press
http://espn.go.com/nhl/news/2002/1226/1482634.html
Russia 5, USA 1
SYDNEY, Nova Scotia -- Alexander Ovechkin scored three goals to lead defending champion Russia over the United States 5-1 Thursday in Pool A play of the World Junior Hockey Championships.
Kirill Koltsov and Yuri Trubachev also scored for Russia.
Patrick O'Sullivan scored for the United States, which finished fifth last year.
Andrei Medveded made 15 saves in the Russian net, while James Howard and Robert Howard combined to stop 26 shots for the United States.
Switzerland 4, Belarus 2
Beat Forster scored the go-ahead goal 3:52 into the third period as Switzerland beat Belarus 4-2 in Pool A action.
Finland 4, Germany 2
In Pool B play in Halifax, Jussi Jokinen, Finland's leading scorer at the 2002 tournament, scored twice to lead his team to a 4-2 win over Germany.
Updated: December 27, 10:43 AM ET
Ovechkin scores three goals for Russians
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Associated Press
http://espn.go.com/nhl/news/2002/1226/1482634.html
Russia 5, USA 1
SYDNEY, Nova Scotia -- Alexander Ovechkin scored three goals to lead defending champion Russia over the United States 5-1 Thursday in Pool A play of the World Junior Hockey Championships.
Kirill Koltsov and Yuri Trubachev also scored for Russia.
Patrick O'Sullivan scored for the United States, which finished fifth last year.
Andrei Medveded made 15 saves in the Russian net, while James Howard and Robert Howard combined to stop 26 shots for the United States.
Switzerland 4, Belarus 2
Beat Forster scored the go-ahead goal 3:52 into the third period as Switzerland beat Belarus 4-2 in Pool A action.
Finland 4, Germany 2
In Pool B play in Halifax, Jussi Jokinen, Finland's leading scorer at the 2002 tournament, scored twice to lead his team to a 4-2 win over Germany.