"Slafkovsky, the MVP at the 2022 Beijing Games who now plays for the Montreal Canadiens, scored the first goal of this tournament less than eight minutes in, skating through Finland's defense and sliding the puck past a helpless Juuse Saros. After Dvorsky scored in the third period to put Slovakia ahead, Slafkovsky wired a shot past Saros on the power play and pumped his fist to the crowd."
"He also scored the first two goals of the opener in Beijing against Finland, though that came in a 6-2 loss. Slafkovsky finished with seven goals while helping Slovakia win bronze, the country's first Olympic hockey medal. Slafkovsky and his teammates got off to a surprisingly better start in Milan after it looked on paper like they were overmatched. Slovakia dressed seven NHL players, while all but one on Finland's roster plays in the league."
Juraj Slafkovsky opened the Milan Olympics scoring less than eight minutes into the first men's hockey game and finished with two goals, including a power-play tally after Dalibor Dvorsky gave Slovakia the lead. Slovakia defeated Finland 4-1, with Samuel Hlavaj stopping 38 shots to frustrate Finland's attack. Finland outshot Slovakia 39-25 overall and 18-5 in the first period, but Nashville's Juuse Saros allowed three goals on 24 shots. Eeli Tolvanen scored Finland's lone goal. Slovakia dressed seven NHL players and secured an early upset over a heavily NHL-populated Finnish roster.
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