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RIO DE JANEIRO -- The United States was seconds away from the biggest upset of the Olympic rugby sevens tournament before Emma Tonegato and Chloe Dalton combined to earn Australia a 12-12 draw Sunday in a dramatic end to the group stage.Tonegato scored a very late try for the world series champions, and Dalton converted it after the full-time siren.We havent got the loss against our name, but it was definitely the kick up the pants that we needed going into the quarterfinals, Australia coach Tim Walsh said. I sent a message out to Chloe before she kicked, saying, `This is for the gold medal, so keep your head down and slot this, and she did. I think she really likes the pressure.Tonegato scored the first and the last tries of the match, and Jessica Javelet scored two in between to give the Americans a 12-5 lead going into the last minute.With the draw, Australia topped Pool A and moved into a quarterfinal match later Sunday against Spain, the last team to qualify for rugbys return to the Olympics after 92 years, leaving the Americans third in the group but into the quarterfinals as well.The reward for such a close call against the Australians is a daunting knockout match against New Zealand, the other main contender for the first Olympic gold medal in womens rugby in history.United States captain Kelly Griffin praised Javelet for her pace, saying, She can come into these games and make a difference.Australia is the No. 1 team in the world, so they put up a really good fight. In this instance, we were able to meet it and come out with a tie, she said, adding that securing a quarterfinal spot had always been the target for Sunday. I trust these girls. These girls are my family, so were trying to do something great together.Britain captain Emily Scarratt scored a second-half double as her team upstaged Canada 22-0 to top Pool C, scoring four tries against a team that hadnt conceded a point in its opening two games.In the other quarterfinals, Britain will play Fiji, which placed second in Pool A and closed with a 36-0 win over Colombia, and Canada will meet France, which lost 26-7 to New Zealand and placed second in Pool B.Brazil won its first game of the tournament, beating Japan 26-10, but both teams missed out on the playoffs, along with Colombia and Kenya, which lost 19-10 to Spain its last game.The 12-player British squad contains 11 members of the England team that finished the world sevens series tied with Canada, which won the last stop on the tour and edged into third place and was confident of winning an Olympic medal.Handling errors cost the Canadians dearly, though, with the British converting four turnovers into tries, including one after the halftime siren.Brazil won its first game of the tournament, with Beatriz Futuro Muhlbauer capping the victory by diving under the posts for her second try of the match against Japan directly in front of the biggest section of local fans, triggering raucous cheering in the almost half-full temporary 15,000-seat stadium.Australias Elia Green, the fastest woman in world rugby, had to leave the field inside the first 30 seconds after a head clash on the sideline with an American defender. 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Most important, perhaps, it went off without a hitch. Organizers poked a little fun at the now-infamous opening ceremony gaffe that saw only four out of five snowflakes open up into rings, leaving the Olympics logo one ring short. NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The streaking Minnesota Wild can thank goalie Devan Dubnyk for saving their winning streak.Dubnyk stopped 34 shots, Eric Staal scored twice and the Wild beat the Nashville Predators 5-2 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory.Dubnyks best save came with 8:30 remaining in the third period. Moving left to right, he denied Ryan Johansen from the left faceoff dot with the Predators on a power play and Minnesota clinging to a one-goal lead.You just try not to stretch out too early, Dubnyk said. You kind of want to have access to your hands. You dont want to reach before he shoots even though you feel like you are behind. I was able to get over there. It felt good.Jonas Brodin, Charlie Coyle and Mikael Granlund also scored for Minnesota, which extended its longest winning streak of the season.You know theyre not all Picassos, right? coach Bruce Boudreau said. I thought the two points was very important. To come out of there with that win, it probably frustrated them a little bit. We werent at our best, but our goalie was.Ryan Ellis and Mike Fisher had the goals for the Predators, who have lost three of four.We probably played 50 to 55 minutes that we really liked, Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said. They probably had 10 chances -- they got four in the last 2 minutes of the first period and three in the last 2 minutes of the second period. Not a lot more than that, but those did us in.Brodin scored the games first goal at 10:20 of the opening period.With the Wild on a power play, Granlund sent a pass to Brodin above the left circle and he beat goalie Pekka Rinne with a wrist shot high to the glove side just under the crossbar.Minnesota had been held without a power-play goal in its last eight games.Rinne finished with 14 saves.Ellis tied it 1--all at 12:04 with a one-timer from near the right boards that beat Dubnyk high to the short side.ddddddddddddI like our efforts in the second and third that we actually had shots to the net, Ellis said. We had some good chances and some good zone time, but its a good team altogether. They are good right now for a reason. We have to tighten that first period up especially, but overall just a good game.Coyle made it 2-1 at 18:37 of the first.Rinne got a glove on Nino Niederreiters shot from the left side, but the rebound dropped just to the left of the goalie, where Coyle tapped it in for his team-leading 10th of the season.Staal followed with another goal 29 seconds later.With the puck below the goal line, Niederreiter drew a pair of Predators to him, leaving Stall all alone in the slot, where he beat Rinne with a wrist shot between the pads.We had a good first period and really I think set the tone and from there maybe not as sharp, but youve got to find ways to win on winning streaks different ways, Staal said. It wasnt the prettiest tonight, but weve got a solid team and a great goalie right now.Fisher cut the Minnesota lead to 3-2 at 8:55 of the second with a power-play goal off a pass from James Neal.Stall and Granlund scored empty-net goals in the final minute.Game notes Niederreiter has points in four consecutive games. ... Coyle played in his 300th NHL game. ... Predators LW Viktor Arvidsson had an assist, extending his career-high point streak to five games. ... Nashvilles power-play goal was its second in the last nine games.UP NEXTWild: Return home to face Arizona on Saturday.Predators: Host the New York Rangers on Saturday night. ' ' '