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Germany wins big points against Latvia

(11 May 2013, 22:11) | Thanks to another great performance of their goalie Rob Zepp - who earned his second consecutive shutout - Germany were able to get rid of all relegation fears. Latvia need at least one win to avoid the last spot.  Read more»

Sweden only scores twice against Slovenia

(11 May 2013, 18:47) | Sweden had 40 shots on goal but only managed to beat Luka Gracnar twice, luckily for Sweden Jhonas Enroth earned a shutout for a 2-0 win. Read more»

Finland survives quick scare to beat Austria

(11 May 2013, 17:40) | Team Finland reclaimed top spot of Helsinki group after beating Team Austria 7-2, despite conceding two goals on their own 5-minute powerplay early in the third period. Read more»

Switzerland remain on top in Stockholm

(11 May 2013, 14:53) | Switzerland won again, today 4-1 against Denmark after three goals on the power play. Read more»

Team USA wins it in the third

(11 May 2013, 14:22) | Third period performance ensures team USA the win over France. David Moss scored the game-winner at 53:23. In the end at 58:32 Yorick Treille scored the consolidation goal for France. Read more»

No suspension for Kovalchuk

(11 May 2013, 13:31) | Slovakia's Branislav Mezei will miss one game but Russia's Ilya Kovalchuk will not recieve any suspension for his actions in the game against Finland. Read more»

Canada leaves Belarus with no chance

(10 May 2013, 23:47) | Three power play goals led Canada to a comfortable 4-1 victory against Belarus.  Read more»

Finns take over lead in Helsinki group

(10 May 2013, 22:03) | In an intense battle for the first place in their group hosts Finland were able to defeat at times helpless Russians with 3-2. For Russia this was the second painful loss in just 24 hours.  Read more»

Czech Republic survives Slovenia with a scare

(10 May 2013, 19:41) | The Czechs used three power play goals to beat Slovenia who suffered another hard loss. Read more»

Slovakia concedes another surprise loss

(10 May 2013, 18:48) | Only few hours after a defeat by Latvia, Team Slovakia succumbed to Team Austria in a 1-2 shootout loss. Read more»

Oh Canada, that was impressive

(10 May 2013, 00:19) | Canada blanks Sweden and wins 3-0 after a powerful display of skill. Read more»

The one and only. Hardy´s first ever WC game ends in a French fairytale

(09 May 2013, 23:56) | Florian Hardy, French goaltender no. 3, gets his first ever World Championship start and earns his country a historic victory over Team Russia with an impressive performance. Read more»

Lauris Darzins scores three in Latvia’s first win

(09 May 2013, 21:46) | The Latvian captain Lauris Darzins scored three goals - one in each period - to lead his team to a 5-3 win over Slovakia. Read more»

A day full of surprises

(09 May 2013, 19:49) | After France's shocker Denmark surprises and takes a point against the Czech Republic in a tight game.  Read more»

France beats Russia

(09 May 2013, 17:30) | Nobody could predict this surprise. France beat Russia 2-1 in Helsinki today. Russia got the lead after a long wait but then France scored twice to beat all expectations. Read more»