To your attention the results of matches of the first day of the ice hockey world championship.
Group A:
The first games in group A went according to script favorites – the Swedes only in overtime broke the resistance of the goalkeeper of the national team of Latvia Edgars Merzlikina, paronomasia 42 throws, and the Russians for 60 minutes were unable to carve open a well organised defence of the Czech Republic.
Sweden — Latvia 2:1(1:0, 0:0, 0:1, 1:0)
Washers: 02:52 Eriksson – 1:0; 52:29 Sotnieks (most) — 1:1; 64:06 Nyquist – 2:1
Czech Republic — Russia 3:0 (1:0, 1:0, 1:0)
Washer: 14:48 Kondratick – 1:0; 20:48 cervenka (most) – 2:0; 58:28 Berner (empty gates) – 3:0
Standings: Czech Republic – 3, Sweden – 2, Latvia – 1, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Russia – 0.
Group B:
The lead in the group B after the opening day of the expected captured the national teams of Canada and Finland – the current world Champions easily defeated the neighboring Americans, and Suomi have not experienced any problems in the match with Finland.
USA — Canada 1:5 (1:2, 0:1, 0:2)
Washers: 04:54 maroon (most) – 1:0; 05:25 Hall – 1:1; 08:48 Gallagher – 1:2; 31:37 DuChene – 1:3; 45:54 Jenner – 1:4; 51:16 Marchand (minority) – 1:5
See also: the world hockey championship: Canada beats the Czech Republic, Russia defeated the Americans
Finland — Belarus 6:2 (0:0, 4:1, 2:1)
Washers: 21:45 Line – 1:0; 32:28 Koivu – 2:0; 37:55 Stas (minority) — 2:1; 38:26 Laine (most) – 3:1; 39:56 Granlund (most) to 4:1; 42:59 Pihlstrom – 5:1; 47:51 Granlund – 6:1; 51:01 Kalyuzhny – 6:2
Standings: Finland, Canada – 3, France, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Belarus, United States – 0.
