Team USA

The United States routed Slovakia 9-3 Monday to advance to the quarterfinals of the world junior hockey championships.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Ryan Strome scored in the first period, and Canada beat the United States 2-1 to advance to the next round at the junior ice hockey world championships. The Americans need to beat Slovakia on Monday to move on.

Andrei Makarov made 41 saves to help Russia beat the United States 2-1 Friday at the world junior ice hockey championships.

The United States routed Germany 8-0 Thursday at the world junior ice hockey tournament behind a goal and two assists each from Alex Galchenyuk and Riley Barber.

The Sioux Falls Stampede couldn’t solve the U.S. defense and goaltender Demko Thatcher, falling 4-0 to the U.S. Under-18 Development Program in the final day of the USHL Fall Classic in Sioux City.