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Team USA opened up their Olympic tournament against Slovakia in Sochi on Thursday morning and, boy, did they come out guns blazing. Going up against a mediocre defensive unit, the Americans’ offense had a great start in their 7-1 victory. Check out each tally:

John Carlson (Assist: Phil Kessel, James van Riemsdyk)
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Ryan Kesler (Assist: Patrick Kane)

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Paul Stastny   (Assist: Max Pacioretty, T.J. Oshie)

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David Backes   (Assist: Phil Kessel)

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Paul Stastny   (Assist: Kevin Shattenkirk, T.J. Oshie)

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Phil Kessel   (Assist: Ryan Kesler, James van Riemsdyk)

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Dustin Brown   (Assist: John Carlson, Patrick Kane)

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Also, the one goal Team USA gave up shouldn’t have even counted because it was clearly offside. Oh well.

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