"MILAN -- Jack Eichel scored off his own faceoff win a minute after setting up Brady Tkachuk's first of two goals the same way, and the U.S. rode its top line to a 6-3 defeat of Denmark on Saturday night, keeping pace with also-unbeaten Canada for the top seed in the men's hockey tournament at the Olympics. The U.S. bounced back from goaltender Jeremy Swayman getting beaten by a shot from 95 feet away, just inside the center red line, 11 minutes in."
"After rolling over Latvia 5-1 in their opener on Thursday night behind two goals from Brock Nelson, the Americans have six points in the standings, the same as Canada, going into the final day of the preliminary round. The U.S. wraps up round-robin play against Germany, Canada faces 0-2-0 France and if they each win in regulation, the No. 1 spot in the single-elimination knockout round would come down to goal differential."
Jack Eichel scored off his own faceoff win a minute after setting up Brady Tkachuk's first of two goals, and the U.S. used its top line to beat Denmark 6-3. Goaltender Jeremy Swayman allowed a 95-foot shot from Nicholas B. Jensen and a late soft goal from Phillip Bruggisser, but teammates' scoring made those goals moot. Noah Hanifin added a goal when his shot trickled over Mads Sogaard's goal line. Jake Guentzel scored on a one-timer and Tkachuk added a second after a feed from Jack Hughes following Sogaard's exit with injury. The U.S. has six points, tied with Canada, and finishes round-robin play against Germany; seeding could come down to goal differential.
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