United States Rebounds with 5-1 Win over Britain at Ice Hockey World Championship

ZURICH (AP) — Defending champion United States bounced back from a loss to Switzerland with a 5-1 victory over tournament newcomer Britain at the ice hockey world championship on Sunday.

Isaac Howard scored twice, Paul Cotter and Mathieu Olivier each had three points and Declan Carlile had a goal and an assist for the Americans. Goaltender Devin Cooley made 18 saves for the U.S. in the preliminary Group A game in Zurich.

Cotter broke the deadlock 13:55 into the Group A game, knocking in the puck from close range.

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Nathanael Halbert tied it for Britain midway through the middle period on a power play with a shot through heavy traffic.

Howard restored a 2-1 lead for the Americans with an unassisted goal with 2:59 remaining in the period by exploiting a defensive blunder.

Howard is one of two players on the roster, along with Mason Lohrei, who lifted the trophy last year.

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Olivier and Carlile scored 15 seconds apart early in the final period to increase the advantage to 4-1.

Olivier netted a rebound while Carlile scored with a deflected shot from the blue line.

Howard added his second on a power play with 3:49 left.

The Americans next play Finland on Monday. On Tuesday, they will be boosted with the arrival of Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk, a member of the U.S. gold-winning team at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Britain, a newcomer to the top division, fell to its second straight defeat.

In Group B in Fribourg, Slovakia downed another newcomer, Italy, 4-1 for its second victory at the worlds.

Later Sunday, last year’s bronze-medal winner Sweden faces Denmark and Norway plays Slovenia in Fribourg. In Zurich, Austria plays Hungary and Germany takes on Latvia.

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