HELSINKI (AP) Tampa Bay center Nate Thompson broke the tie at the end of the second period to help the United States beat Belarus 5-3 on Thursday in the world hockey championships.Justin Abdelkader, Cam Atkinson, Bobby Ryan and Paul Stastny also scored, and Ogdensburg’s Jimmy Howard made 23 saves for the United States. Team USA climbed to 3-1 in Group A play with a 3-2 win opver Kazachastan on Friday. Richard Bachman posted the win in goal.

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