In the 5-0 victory of Olympic champions Finland against Norway, players from the National League played in the foreground. Toni Rajala from Biel contributed the 2:0 (32nd) and two assists to victory, the 1:0 (19th) was scored by Harri Pesonen from the SCL Tigers and Jere Sallinen scored the last goal (59th). Biel player responsible. Genève-Servette’s Sami Vatanen and Valtteri Filppula each have an assist. The Finnish goalie Juho Olkinuora, who is moving to Biel next season, needs 20 saves for his shutout.
Canada beats Germany
Defending champions Canada beat Germany 5:3. After the DEB selection had reduced to 1:2 in the 28th minute after a good phase by Marc Michaelis, the North Americans pull away to 4:1 (34th) thanks to two goals in their first two power plays. After 40 minutes it is 5:1. Pierre-Luc Dubois scored two of Canada’s five goals. The Germans did not score more than two goals in the final section.
Slovakia with difficulty to victory
The Slovaks show some trouble against France. Pavol Regenda scored the last goal to make it 4:2 eight seconds before the end with a shot into the empty goal. The 22-year-old striker also made it 1-1 in the 11th minute. Beijing Olympics MVP Juraj Slafkovsky, who just turned 18 at the end of March, has two assists. In the middle third, the French managed to equalize (33rd) after a 0:2 (22nd).
USA victorious thanks to great start
The USA steered the game against Latvia in Tampere early on in the desired direction. After 21 minutes the North Americans lead 4:0, in the end it’s 4:1. The best-known player on the American team, defender Seth Jones, has one goal and one assist. (SDA)