Sochi Watch: Kesler, Tatar score in Day 2 of Games

After two games kicked off Olympic action Wednesday, the rest of the national teams made their Sochi debuts today – including the U.S., Canada, Russia and Slovakia.

In early morning (Eastern time) action, Finland topped Austria by a score of 8-4. In the 7 a.m. ET timeslot, Team USA beat Slovakia 7-1 and Russia beat Slovenia 5-2. In the final game for Thursday’s Olympic action, Team Canada beat Norway 3-1.

Here is a look how the Michigan natives and connections fared on the second day of Olympic competition:

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Ryan Kesler – Livonia native, Vancouver Canucks – Team USA – 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 shots, +4 rating, 18:34 TOI

Cam Fowler – Farmington native, Anaheim Ducks – Team USA – no points, 1 shot, +2 rating, 15:04 TOI

Tomas Tatar – Detroit Red Wings – Team Slovakia – 1 goal, no assists, 1 point, 2 shots, +1 rating, 18:03 TOI

Tomas Jurco – Detroit Red Wings – Team Slovakia – no points, 2 shots, -1 rating, 13:34 TOI

Pavel Datsyuk – Detroit Red Wings – Team Russia – no points, 1 shot on goal, – 1 rating, 15:09 TOI

Brian Lebler – University of Michigan alum, Linz EHC (Austria) – Team Austria – 2 assists, 2 points, 2 shots, +1 rating, 15:05 TOI

Duncan Keith – Michigan State University alum, Chicago Blackhawks – 1 assist, 1 point, 1 shot, +1 rating, 16:39 TOI

Chris Kunitz – no points, 2 shots, even plus/minus, 14:39 TOI