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Thompson scored a power-play goal taking a Jack Eichel feed at the side of the net and roofing a backhander over Merzļikins’ right shoulder

A Matt Boldy turnover led to a scramble in front of the net Renars Krasternbergs swatted in a loose puck

Quinn Hughes took a Miller feed and snapped off a perfect shot into the upper-right corner of the net

Brady Tkachuk scored an early first-period goal Tage Thompson and Auston Matthews scored power-play goals Jack Hughes Quinn Hughes Jack Eichel and Matthew Tkachuk had a couple of assists each

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Merzlikins was pulled after two periods

Connor Hellebuyck made 17 saves

Latvia head coach Harijs Vitolins challenged the play believing Nelson was offside

Latvia tied the game 1-1 26 seconds later

Nelson joked he was confused by the rink which is shorter than an NHL rink that is why he was offside

Gord Christian won a silver medal with the 1956 U.S. Olympic team

Brock Nelson was in the middle of everything in the United States 5-1 beating of Latvia on Thursday night to open their Olympics

Nelson has USA Hockey lineage with his uncle Dave Christian a member of the 1980 Miracle on Ice and his grandfather Bill Christian and great uncle Roger Christian members of the 1960 gold medal-winning Olympic team

Colorado Avalanche center was offside to overturn a Quinn Hughes goal had a goal of his own overturned when J.T. Miller interfered with Latvia’s Elvis Merzļikins later hit the post on a power play

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