<p>RIGA, Latvia &mdash; Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist and the United States won its fourth straight game in the world hockey championship, beating Norway 2-1 on Saturday.</p>
<p>Jake Oettinger made 22 saves and Conor Garland also scored. The Americans are second in Group B, a point behind Finland — which beat the U.S. in the opener — with two games left. The top four teams in each group will advance to the quarterfinals.</p>
<p>“We got down to the wire in the end, and good push by Norway,” Thompson said. “Our expectation is gold, you don’t expect anything less. That’s what we came here for.”</p>
<p>Ken Andre Olimb scored for Norway.</p>
<p>Finland beat fourth-place Germany 2-1, with Arttu Ruotsalainen breaking a tie midway through the third period.</p>
<p>Also in Group B, Roman Starchenko had two goals and three assists in Kazakhstan’s 11-3 victory over Italy.</p>
<p>Russia and Slovakia each won to remain tied for the Group A lead.</p>
<p>Sergei Tolchinski had a goal and an assist in a third-period burst in Russia’s 4-1 victory over Switzerland, and Julius Hudacek made 24 saves in Slovakia’s 2-0 victory over Denmark.</p>
<p>Also, Libor Sulak scored twice in the Czech Republic’s 2-1 victory over Britain.</p>