from usahockey <<The U.S. Men's National Team defeated Sweden 3-2 on Tuesday in its only tuneup game before the 2012 IIHF Men's World Championship, held in Helsinki, Finland, and Stockholm, Sweden. Team USA opens play against France at 5:15 a.m. EDT on Friday.>>
Kyle Okposo scored the winning goal (which made it 3-0 US) after assisting on a Jim Slater goal earlier in the contest. Okposo had 24 goals for the Isles this past season; only two Team USA teammates (Bobby Ryan and Max Pacioretty) had more
All Team USA games in the tourney will be shown on NBCSN; all but two of the games will be shown live (ironically the two not shown live are the game against Canada and the Gold Medal Game).
TV schedule from USAHockey:
Team USA 2012 IIHF World Men's Championship Schedule
May 4 - 20 • Helsinki, Finland & Stockholm, Sweden
May 4 - 20 • Helsinki, Finland & Stockholm, Sweden
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time (EDT) | Television |
| Fri., May 4 | France | Helsinki | 5:15 a.m. | NBC Sports Network (Live) |
| Sat., May 5 | Canada | Helsinki | 12:00 p.m. | NBC Sports Network (Delay/10:30 p.m. ET) |
| Mon., May 7 | Slovakia | Helsinki | 1:15 p.m. | NBC Sports Network (Live) |
| Thurs., May 10 | Belarus | Helsinki | 9:15 a.m. | NBC Sports Network (Live) |
| Fri., May 11 | Kazakhstan | Helsinki | 9:15 a.m. | NBC Sports Network (Live) |
| Sun., May 13 | Finland | Helsinki | 9:15 a.m. | NBC Sports Network (Live) |
| Tues., May 15 | Switzerland | Helsinki | 1:15 p.m. | NBC Sports Network (Live) |
| Thurs., May 17 | Quarterfinals | Helsinki | TBD | NBC Sports Network (Live) |
| Sat., May 19 | Semifinals | Helsinki | TBD | NBC Sports Network (TBD) |
| Sun., May 20 | Bronze-Medal Game | Helsinki | 9:00 a.m. | NBC Sports Network (Live) |
| Gold-Medal Game | Helsinki | 1:30 p.m. | NBC Sports Network (Delay/9 p.m. ET) |
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