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Canada tops U.S. in hockey Worlds

The Associated Press

Published: Tue, May. 06, 2008 06:16PM

Modified Tue, May. 06, 2008 06:20PM

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Dany Heatley scored the winning goal with 46.8 seconds remaining to lift Canada to a 5-4 victory Tuesday over the United States at the world hockey championships.

It was Heatley's second goal of the game in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Brent Burns, Jonathan Toews and Derek Roy also scored for the Canadians (3-0).

Zach Parise, Patrick O'Sullivan, Dustin Brown and Jason Pominville scored for the Americans (2-1).

Earlier in Quebec City, Washington Capitals teammates Alex Ovechkin and Sergei Fedorov each scored a goal, helping Russia defeat Denmark 4-1.

Maxim Afinogenov and Konstantin Gorovikov also scored for Russia and Ilya Kovalchuk of the Atlanta Thrashers had two assists in the game at Quebec City. Russia improved to 3-0 in the preliminary round.

Kim Staal scored for Denmark (1-2). The Russians peppered Danish goaltender Patrick Galbraith with 43 shots while Mikhail Biryukov made 19 saves for the Russians.

In the other game in Quebec City, Sweden played France. In Halifax, Nova Scotia, Slovenia met Latvia.

Fedorov, who assisted on Ovechkin's goal, scored on a tipped point shot on a power play in the second period. It was Fedorov's first world championship goal since 1990, when he last played in the tournament for the Soviet Union.

The Danes have just two players with American Hockey League experience. Morten Madsen, a Minnesota Wild draft pick, and Jannik Hansen, a Vancouver Canucks prospect.

The Russians started Biryukov in goal after Alexander Eremenko injured his knee Sunday in a 5-4 overtime win over the Czech Republic. San Jose Sharks goaltender Evgeni Nabokov will join the Russian team.

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