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The United States lost to Sweden 5-2 in its opening match at the ice hockey world championship on Friday.
Joel Eriksson Ek scored twice and added an assist, and star defenseman Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist for Sweden. Goaltender Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves in the Group B game in the eastern Czech Republic city of Ostrava.
Down 3-2 in the final period, the Americans played a power play when they pulled goaltender Alex Lyon for an extra attacker, but Hedman netted from the point with 59 seconds to go.