USA 3, Switzerland 1.
Bobby Ryan got the better of Jonas Hiller in their first game as opponents, scoring a goal as Team USA opened the Olympic men's ice hockey tournament with a 3-1 win over Switzerland.
Ryan opened the scoring in the first period, grabbing a loose puck in the high slot and firing past the glove of his Anaheim Ducks teammate. Hiller stopped 21 of 24 shots.
David Backes and Ryan Malone also scored goals, and Ryan Miller made 14 saves for Team USA.
Ryan opened the scoring in the first period, grabbing a loose puck in the high slot and firing past the glove of his Anaheim Ducks teammate. Hiller stopped 21 of 24 shots.
David Backes and Ryan Malone also scored goals, and Ryan Miller made 14 saves for Team USA.
About J.P.
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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