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IIHF World Championship 2016: Brock Nelson scores, USA makes quarterfinals with OT loss to Slovakia

Also: Corey Perry is still a piece of Avery!

The United States lost their final IIHF World Championship preliminary round game in overtime, 3-2 to Slovakia, but the overtime loss qualified them for the quarterfinals.

And to think, all this time you'd been (mis)calling the regulation point a Bettman Point!

Taking Slovakia to extra time ensured that the U.S. would retain fourth place in Group B, two points ahead of fifth-place Slovakia and setting up a quarterfinal matchup with the Czech Republic, who won Group A.

New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson was one of the U.