Finland 5, Germany 0; Selanne gets record.
Teemu Selanne became the all-time leading scorer in Olympic ice hockey history Friday when he assisted on Team Finland's third goal in a 5-0 win over Germany.
The 39-year-old Ducks forward, playing in his fifth Games, got the second assist on Kimmo Timonen's second-period, power-play goal for his 37th career Olympic point. That broke a tie with Canadian Harry Watson, former Soviet Union great Valeri Kharlamov and Czechoslovakia's Vlastimil Bubnik who have 36 each.
Ducks teammate Saku Koivu also picked up an assist Friday on the Finns' second goal.
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J.P. Hoornstra has been covering the Anaheim Ducks since 2007. Eight months after the University of Wisconsin won its third NCAA hockey championship, he was born in a frigid Madison winter. He betrayed his blue-blooded beginnings by graduating from UCLA in 2003, and welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey.
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