KULIKOV, RUSSIA PULL PAST EICHEL, NORTH AMERICA IN WORLD CUP ACTION

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Dmitry Kulikov and Team Russia earned their first win of the World Cup on Monday, defeating Jack Eichel and the high-flying North Americans 4-3 at Air Canada Centre.

Both teams are now 1-1-0 with one game each remaining in the preliminary round. Only the top two seeds from each pool advance to the semifinals.

Auston Matthews scored first for Team North America, one-timing a feed from Connor McDavid 5:14 into the game. However, Russia opened the second period with four-straight goals. …

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