HAMEENLINNA, Finland (AP) – Michigan’s Alvaro Montoya made 18 saves for his second straight shutout in the United States’ 5-0 victory over Slovakia on Sunday in the world junior championships.

David Booth, Zach Parise, Brady Murray, Ryan Kesler and Stephen Werner scored for the Americans, who opened the tournament Friday with an 8-0 victory over Austria.

“Our game plan was to wear them down and I think we did just that,” U.S. coach Mike Eaves said. “It was a hard-fought, physical battle and I think we played with great energy.

“I think our early success speaks to the fact that we are playing well both with and without the puck. We need to continue to do that in order to climb up this mountain.”

The United States will continue Group A play Tuesday against Sweden, a 5-3 loser Sunday to defending champion Russia.

In Group B games in Helsinki, Canada routed Switzerland 7-2, and Finland beat the Czech Republic 3-2.

Ryan Getzlaf and Anthony Stewart each scored two goals for the Canadians, and 16-year-old Sidney Crosby became the youngest player ever to score for the Canadian junior

team.

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