Alex DeBrincat tallies assist as U.S. tops Finland in OT at world hockey championships

KOSICE, Slovakia — Dylan Larkin scored with 1:13 left in overtime and Cory Schneider stopped 24 shots, lifting the United States to a 3-2 win over the Finns at the world hockey championships on Monday.

Larkin ended the 3-on-3 overtime, carrying the puck inside the right circle and scoring on a wrist shot that got past Veini Vehvilainen's blocker. The Finns complained about an open-ice hit that wasn't ruled a penalty against the U.S. shortly before Larkin scored the winning goal.

Brady Skjei scored in the opening minute, assisted by Blackhawks forward Alex DeBrincat, and Johnny Gaudreau put the Americans up 2-0 midway through the third period. The Finns rallied to tie it at 2 with Harri Pesonen's goal in the last minute of the opening period and Niko Ojamaki's goal midway through the second.

The matchup in Group A featured American center Jack Hughes and Finnish winger Kaapo Kakko, who are expected to be picked No. 1 and 2 overall, respectively, in the NHL draft next month.

Finland still leads the group with seven points while the Americans have five.

In another Group A matchup, Mark Stone scored with 1.8 seconds left to lift Canada over Slovakia 6-5, prompting furious supporters of the host country to throw coins and other objects on the ice.

The Canadians rallied to win after trailing 2-0 in the first period and 4-2 in the second.

Matus Sukel's second goal pulled the Slovaks into a 5-all tie midway through the third period, but his teammate, Erik Cernak, was called for tripping with 1:14 left and Stone took advantage. He scored on a wrist shot from the right circle, triggering a celebration on his 27th birthday.

Slovakian fans responded with a chorus of boos, and some emptied their pockets and chucked their spare change onto the playing surface.

Canada improved to 2-1 and dropped Slovakia to 1-2 in Group A.

Russia stayed undefeated in Group B and handed the Czech Republic its first loss, winning 3-0 in Bratislava.

Sergei Andronov scored midway through the first period and Nikita Gusev gave the Russians a 2-0 lead in the middle of the second. Nikita Zaitsev added an empty-net goal late in the game and Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with a 23-save shutout.

The Russians are 3-0, outscoring opponents 13-2.

Patric Hornqvist scored twice to help Sweden rout winless Norway 9-1. The two-time defending champions improved to 2-1 in Group B.