Minsk, Belarus (SportsNetwork.com) – Russia remained undefeated at the 2014 World Hockey Championship with a 7-2 victory over Kazakhstan on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Sergei Plotnikov had two goals and two assists for the Russians, who have won all four of their games so far in Group B play. Viktor Tikhonov added one goal and three assists.<\/p>\n
Sergei Bobrovsky made 16 saves for Russia, which sits atop Group B with 12 points.<\/p>\n
Also Wednesday, Ladislav Nagy scored twice to give Slovakia its first win of the tournament, a 5-2 win over Norway. Jan Laco made 18 saves for the Slovaks.<\/p>\n
Norway has six points and sits fourth in Group A.<\/p>\n
Earlier Wednesday, the Czech Republic and Switzerland posted wins.<\/p>\n
Jiri Sekac and Jaromir Jagr scored goals to back an 11-save shutout for Alexander Salak in the Czechs’ 2-0 win over Italy. The Czechs had lost to Sweden in a shootout and Canada in regulation after an overtime win against Slovakia to start Group A play.<\/p>\n
Reto Berra made 22 saves to help Switzerland hold off Germany, 3-2. Damien Brunner notched a goal and an assist for the Swiss, who earned their first win in Group B after opening with losses to Russia, the United States and Belarus.<\/p>\n
Thomas Oppenheimer scored both goals for the Germans, who have lost two in a row after opening with wins over Kazakhstan and Latvia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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