Prague (AFP) - Los Angeles forward Marian Gaborik spared Slovakia's blushes after scoring twice to help his team to a 3-1 victory over minnows Slovenia at the ice hockey world championships on Tuesday.
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Jan Urbas, Slovenia's forward plying his trade at Sweden's Vasteras, scored in the seventh minute, and Slovakia had a hard time trying to beat goalie Robert Kristan who stopped 16 shots in the first two periods.