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MONTREAL - Jack Eichel and Chase DeLeo scored in a shootout to help the United States beat defending champion Finland 2-1 on Friday in their round-robin opener in the World Junior Championship.Eichel is a freshman at Boston University, and DeLeo plays for Portland in the Western Hockey League.We knew it was going to be a tough game, said Eichel, a top prospect in the 2015 NHL draft. Theyre the defending champs, and youve got to give them a lot of credit. They played a very close-checking game. Its really good for us to get the win. Hopefully, we can build off that and get some confidence.Boston Colleges Thatcher Demko made 28 saves, and stopped Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Kasperi Kapanen in the shootout to secure the victory.I thought we got better as the game went on, Demko said. Its a good starting point, and something we can work forward from.Mikko Rantanen opened the scoring for Finland, and Boston Colleges Alex Tuch tied it on a first-period power play. Ville Husso stopped 36 shots for Finland.In the other Group A game Friday night at Bell Centre, Canada played Slovakia.The United States will face Germany on Sunday, Slovakia on Monday and finish group play Wednesday night against Canada. The top two teams in each group will advance to the quarterfinals.In Group B in Toronto, Russia rallied to beat Denmark 3-2 in a shootout, and Sweden topped the Czech Republic 5-2.Sergei Tolchinski and Nikolai Goldobin scored for Russia in the shootout. Nikolaj Ehlers and Oliver Bjorkstrand staked Denmark to a 2-0 lead in the first period. Goldobin scored in the second, and Maxim Mamin tied it in the third.I think we were a little bit surprised by how well they played, Tolchinski said. They have a really good team. They were proud and skilled. We didnt expect that kind of hockey.Adrian Kempe scored twice, and Jens Looke, Jacob de la Rose and Maple Leafs first-round pick William Nylander added goals for Sweden. Jakub Vrana scored twice for the Czech Republic. Cheap Nike Vapormax Sale . It all would have been for naught, however, had it not been for some clutch shooting in the fourth quarter by Kobe Bryant and a couple of equally critical hustle plays by Derek Fisher and Pau Gasol in the final minutes. Cheap Nike Vapormax Wholesale . After overcoming a three-goal deficit the Senators forced the game to overtime only to watch it slip away as Seth Jones scored the winner 3:49 into the extra period as the Nashville Predators defeated the Senators 4-3 Monday night. http://www.cheapvapormaxcanada.com/. -- Washington Redskins linebacker Brian Orakpo is going to the Pro Bowl as a replacement for San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks. Cheap Vapormax Canada Vapormax Canada Sale . Its been a successful Games for Canada, which will finish near the top of the medal standings again. From repeat gold medal winners to multiple medal winners to undefeated teams to acts that define the Olympic spirit, there are many solid candidates who could be considered to receive the honour.The Canadian mens Olympic hockey team practiced once again on Tuesday ahead of their tournament opening matchup with Norway on Thursday. It was the teams second practice since arriving in Sochi and the line combinations used were the same as when the team took the ice for the first time on Monday. Here are Tuesdays practice lines with extra players in parenthesis: FORWARDS Chris Kunitz - Sidney Crosby - Jeff&nnbsp;CarterPatrick Sharp - Jonathan Toews - Rick NashPatrick Marleau - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey PerryJamie Benn - John Tavares - Patrice Bergeron(Martin St.dddddddddddd Louis, Matt Duchene) DEFENCE Duncan Keith - Shea WeberJay Bouwmeester - Alex PietrangeloMarc-Edouard Vlasic - Drew Doughty(P.K. Subban, Dan Hamhuis) ' ' '