Word: first-period
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...Russia: a 3-1 victory over previously unbeaten Czechoslovakia, thereby clinching the world amateur ice hockey championship; in Tampere, Finland. Content to protect a 2-0 first-period lead, the smooth-skating Russians kept one man back on defense for the rest of the game, coasted to their sixth victory without a loss. The outclassed U.S. team, which had lost five straight, finally managed a 4-0 victory over Good Host Finland...
...completely controlled the first-period action, but Fitzsimmons was perfect. He made 16 saves--half of them brilliant--to keep the period scoreless...
John Daly's first-period slap shot bounced out of Perani's hand and into the net to open the scoring at 14:05. Gonzales got his first two goals later in the period, both with quick shots on passes from McCullough...
Juniors Pete Miller and Gordie Price got the Crimson off to a 2-0 first-period lead. Miller got his first varsity goal on a behind-the-net pass from Ken Burnes at 5:55. Price stole the puck at the Harvard blue line and scored all alone...
Toronto's Dave Keon singlehandedly engineered the Maple Leaf victory, blasting in two first-period goals and adding the clincher with 11 seconds left in the contest. Ageless Johnny Bower, the Leafs' goaltender, held Montreal scoreless until 7:27 of the final stanza...