World Cup Of Hockey
The Tampa Bay Lighting’s Martin St. Louis scored a goal and an assist for Canada as they defeated the US 2-1 in the opening game of the 2004 World Cup Of Hockey’s North American division.
Bill Guerin of the Dallas Stars scored the only US goal, while Robert Esche played well for the Americans, stopping 30 of 32 shots, including several spectacular saves which kept the US in the game early.
This was the first time the two countries had met in a competitve hockey game since Canada’s victory over the US in the gold medal game of the 2002 Olympics.
Canada returns to the ice tomorrow night to face Slovakia, while the US will play Russia on Thursday night. Both games are schedule to air on ESPN2 at 7 PM ET each night.
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