Photo“They can throw it through anybody,” said Matt Simpson, a member of the United States team. Two days later, on Saturday, he added six against the United States, including the decisive tally with just over two minutes remaining in an 8-7 thriller. “I don’t do rankings of the players,” Lithuania’s coach, Karolis Levickis, said through an interpreter when asked to assess Pavliukianec’s place in the sport. Most elite nations, United States Coach Mike Lege said, have one standout player. Against the United States, he took 53 of Lithuania’s 92 shots, and all four of its penalties.

Source: New York Times September 12, 2016 20:33 UTC