U.S. downs Slovakia

The United States defeated Slovakia 6-1 on Sunday in Cologne, Germany, to stretch its winning run at the ice hockey world championship to five games ahead of its Group A showdown with Russia. Johnny Gaudreau finished with two goals to take his tournament tally to six, and an assist, while Jimmy Howard made 19 saves for the Americans. Clayton Keller, the youngest player at the tournament, opened the scoring, assisted by Anders Lee. It was the 18-year-old Keller’s fifth goal of the championship. Gaudreau followed suit early in the second period, set up by Kevin Hayes on his first start before Martin Gernat pulled one back.