US beats Sweden 6-2 to reach final at ice hockey worlds
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Towering American forward Michael McCarron was happy to finally shrug off the underdog tag as Team USA slammed six goals past Sweden to book their berth in the final of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) world championship on Sunday,
The victory lifted the Americans to second place in Group G. Switzerland won the group, with the Czechs finishing third.
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Frank Nazar scored twice to help the United States rally for a 5-2 victory over the Czech Republic and hand the titleholder its first defeat at the ice hockey world championship.
After withstanding early Finnish pressure, the Americans took the lead when Logan Cooley slipped a beautiful pass across the ice for Garland to rattle home but, with Cooley later sin-binned for delaying the game,
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