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MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 3 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) United States 7 - 2 Denmark Period-by-Period: 3-1, 3-1, 1-0 May 7th 2016, h. 16:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne Keller treble downs Danes US youngster opens account in style A hat-trick from 18-year-old Clayton Keller led team USA to its first victory in this year's World Championship, helping to defeat Denmark 7-2 in Cologne. Clayton Keller, the youngest player on the team USA roster, grabbed a hat-trick to open his World Championship account in style and lead the Americans to a comfortable victory over Denmark. Sunday's feat continued a remarkable season for the 18-year-old, who helped his country to World U20 gold in Canada earlier this season. Keller also enjoyed a fine year for Boston University in the NCAA’s Hockey East section and won a contract with the Arizona Coyotes at the end of the campaign. Today he made his mark on the international stage as the Americans bounced back from an opening day loss to Germany. "First and foremost, it was a good game for our team," Keller said. "As for me, it's always cool to score goals. That's what everybody wants to do. My line-mates made some great plays and I was fortunate to be able to put them in." Keller’s first marker came with a wrister from the bottom of the circle to make it 2-0 in the 14th minute after Anders Lee opened the scoring on the game’s first power play. And the youngster was back on the scoresheet with a big rush down the right channel that saw him get in front of Matias Lassen and round Sebastian Dahm to make it 4-2. His third of the game came on 53 minutes, and involved a slice of luck as he played the puck across the face of Dahm's net towards Andrew Copp. He never found that target; a Danish skate intervened and deflected the disc into the net. Keller wasn’t the only USA player to shine. Goalie Connor Hellebuyck pulled off a couple of key saves, such as the first-period glove save that denied Morten Madsen a tying goal or the blocker save that pushed Morten Green’s shot onto the crossbar with the scores at 3-2. Lee also produced. He delivered a close-range backhand to open the scoring and tucked away the rebound off Noah Hanifin’s shot as the USA tightened the screws in the back end of the second period. Within 30 seconds of that effort, Brock Nelson made it 6-2 and put the game out of reach of the Danes after Nick Schmaltz robbed Jesper Jensen and found a delicious feed that skipped between the goalie and D-man to tee up the team captain. Denmark, sent spinning to a second defeat in Cologne, posed an intermittent threat. Madsen’s power play goal late in the first period, picking up on the rebound from a Nikolaj Ehlers shot, hauled the Danes back to 1-2. Then, after Johnny Gaudreau scored late in the first, Denmark replied early in the second through Nichlas Hardt when the USA was slow to clear its lines following a blast from Julian Jakobsen. It wasn’t enough. A couple of big saves from Hellebuyck denied the Danes the chance to tie the scores before three goals in three minutes in the second period opened up a commanding lead. Green, frustrated, said afterwards: "It felt like we were coming back when we were down 1-2 and then 2-3. But then they scored those quick goals out of nothing and all of a sudden it was game over. "We played some good hockey at times, but it was too easy for them to score on us at important moments in the game." With the result already clear, Denmark struggled to generate much in the final session. One power play aside, Jan Karlsson's team rarely found its way into US territory. The Danes now have a day to regroup before taking on Slovakia on Tuesday, with Patrick Russell insisting that things can improve. "This isn't the way we wanted to start," he said. "But we win as a team and I believe in this team, so I'm looking forward to the next game." The USA returns to the ice tomorrow with a showdown against Sweden - with Keller preparing to face his Arizona colleague Oliver Ekman-Larsson in his next battle. "It's going to be a great test," he said. "Sweden's a good team with a lot of skill, and Oliver's an unbelievable defenceman. It's always cool to play against team-mates, or future team-mates, but I don't know if I can stop him ... he's a pretty good player!"

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 3 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) United States 7 - 2 Denmark Period-by-Period: 3-1, 3-1, 1-0 May 7th 2016, h. 16:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne

Final Results Group A in Cologne United States - Denmark 7-2 (3-1, 3-1, 1-0) 05:37 Anders LEE 1-0 13:06 Clayton KELLER 2-0 16:10 Morten MADSEN 2-1 18:59 Johnny GAUDREAU 3-1 21:08 Nichlas HARDT 3-2 34:33 Clayton KELLER 4-2 37:09 Anders LEE 5-2 37:37 Brock NELSON 6-2 53:00 Clayton KELLER 7-2 Group B in Paris Finland - France 1-5 (0-1, 1-2, 0-2) 14:17 Pierre-Edouard BELLEMARE 0-1 21:33 Mikko LEHTONEN 1-1 33:58 Antoine ROUSSEL 1-2 38:49 Valentin CLAIREAUX 1-3 48:27 Antoine ROUSSEL 1-4 57:49 Damien FLEURY 1-5

Results after 2nd Period Group A in Cologne United States - Denmark 6-2 (3-1, 3-1,-) 05:37 Anders LEE 1-0 13:06 Clayton KELLER 2-0 16:10 Morten MADSEN 2-1 18:59 Johnny GAUDREAU 3-1 21:08 Nichlas HARDT 3-2 34:33 Clayton KELLER 4-2 37:09 Anders LEE 5-2 37:37 Brock NELSON 6-2 Group B in Paris Finland - France 1-3 (0-1, 1-2,-) 14:17 Pierre-Edouard BELLEMARE 0-1 21:33 Mikko LEHTONEN 1-1 33:58 Antoine ROUSSEL 1-2 38:49 Valentin CLAIREAUX 1-3

Results after 1st Period Group A in Cologne United States - Denmark 3-1 (3-1,-,-) 05:37 Anders LEE 1-0 13:06 Clayton KELLER 2-0 16:10 Morten MADSEN 2-1 18:59 Johnny GAUDREAU 3-1 Group B in Paris Finland - France 0-1 (0-1,-,-) 14:17 Pierre-Edouard BELLEMARE 0-1

FRANCE !!!!

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 3 Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Slovenia 2 - 7 Canada Period-by-Period: 0-3, 1-3, 1-1 May 7th 2016, h. 12:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Tour de chapeau! Kroselj great but no match for MacKinnon's hatter Nathan MacKinnon made it look easy--the whole team did--beating a game Slovenia, 7-2, despite some fine goaltending from a beleaguered Gasper Kroselj. Kroselj faced 44 shots, many of them first-rate scoring chances, but he could do only so much on his own. Chad Johnson, making his first career start in the World Championships, faced just 12 shots. Slovenia had never beaten Canada in the only three previous meetings, and it was clear from the outset that history wouldn't be made today. Canada was superior in every aspect of the game, so much so that fans watched in awe as Canada moved the puck around with ease and cheered Slovenia’s every long shot, pokecheck, or small play that flummoxed Canada ever so briefly. Canada now improves to 2-0 this year and has won 21 of its last 22 World Championship games. Slovenia is now 0-2 (one shootout loss). Several Canadians had big games. Defenceman Tyson Barrie had a goal and two assists; Travis Konecny had three helpers; and, Mitch Marner had a pretty goal and assist. Canada gave fans their money’s worth, starting with a goal by Barrie after a nice bit of circling by Wayne Simmonds. Barrie took a little drop pass and whisked a shot through heavy traffic in front past Kroselj at 4:30 to make it 1-0. Canada didn’t get its second until ten minutes later, but again it came after a lengthy puck possession and ended with MacKinnon pushing a loose puck in the crease over the goal line. Less than two minutes later, Kroselj, who had made several fine saves, was beaten by his own defenceman. Brayden Point tried to centre the puck, but it bounced off the skate of Luka Vidmar and past the surprised goalie. Canada made it 4-0 on a highlight-reel play. Calvin de Haan fed a streaking Claude Giroux with a pass. Giroux pirouetted in front and got a shot off, but Kroselj made the save. MacKinnon, though, was unguarded in front and put the rebound in at 4:44. The scoring continued. MacKinnon scored his hat-trick goal a minute later on a power play, drilling a high shot over Kroselj’s glove that had the crowd oohing and aahing. Slovenia got on the board on a memorable play. After a faceoff win in their own zone, the Slovenes roared up ice, Robert Sabolic feeing a nice pass to captain Jan Mursak streaking for the net. Mursak made a nice deflection past the pad of Chad Johnson to make it 5-1. Marner got a sixth Canada goal, taking a pass in front and outwaiting half the Slovenian team before chipping the puck in the open net. Jeff Skinner made it 7-1 on a crazy play inside the Slovenia end. He tried to pass to the point from the faceoff dot, but the puck hit the shaft of Ales Music's stick and deflected over the hunched back of Kroselj. Jan Urbas got the second Slovenia goal at 17:55 during a delayed penalty against Canada. Canada is back at it tomorrow, playing Belarus. The Slovenes have a day off before facing Norway in an important game for both teams as they hope to avoid relegation.

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 3 Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Slovenia 2 - 7 Canada Period-by-Period: 0-3, 1-3, 1-1 May 7th 2016, h. 12:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 3 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Italy 1 - 10 Russia Period-by-Period: 0-2, 1-3, 0-5 May 7th 2016, h. 12:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne Turning on the power Six PP goals lead Russia to a rout Russia's offence delivered a high-voltage performance as it overwhelmed Italy with a deadly PP and eight points from its Tampa Bay Lightning duo. Russia had little difficulty in overpowering Italy to record its second victory of this year’s World Championship in Cologne. A perfect power play brought six of Russia’s goals in a 10-1 triumph that maintains the Red Machine’s early stranglehold on Group A. The final scoreline only told part of the story of a meeting that Russians dominated throughout. Italy, so close to landing a surprise win over Slovakia on Saturday, was simply unable to ask any significant questions of its opponent in the first period when the play was overwhelmingly around Frederic Cloutier’s net, with Russia able to recycle the puck in the Italian zone almost at will. Italy's first power play, in the 15th minute, summed up the gap between the teams: Italy, despite its man advantage, was unable to get a single shot on Andrei Vasilevski. Even short-handed, Russia was too strong all over the ice. If there was any cause for Russian concern in those early stages, it lay in the lack of scoring. The squaddra azzurra deployed a deep defence, seeking to block up the ice and shut down shooting lanes. As such, Russia needed to unpick that lock, a process that took nine minutes. Sergei Andronov made the breakthrough, claiming his second goal in his rookie World Championship when he got the touch on an Alexander Barabanov shot to beat Cloutier. The floodgates, though, failed to open immediately. Despite dominating the game, it took a 19th-minute power play effort to extend the Russian lead when Artemi Panarin did the hard work behind the net and found Yevgeni Dadonov with all the time in the world out in front. But Italy showed in its previous encounter that it can cause trouble when it shows sufficient self belief to attack its opponents. Early in the second period Vasilevski had an anxious moment when he lost sight of Marco Insam’s tip on a Giulio Scandella shot and was relieved to see the puck slither just past his post. Moments later, Italy got on the scoreboard. Vasilevski blocked Anton Bernard’s shot, only for Tomasso Traversa to spin onto the rebound and lift a backhand onto the top shelf. For Italy, that was the first World Championship goal against Russia since it tallied in a 1-7 drubbing in 2008. It was only the second this century. Sadly for the neutrals, any hopes of the Italians making a game of it ended 71 seconds later with another Russian power play goal. This time it was a Lightning bolt: Tampa Bay’s Vladislav Namestnikov fed his clubmate Nikita Kucherov for a wrist shot from the top of the circle. Cloutier’s blocker got a piece of it, but not enough to keep it out and Russia had its two-goal cushion once again. And Lightning struck again in the 35th minute as Kucherov returned the favour with a delightful feed for Namestnikov to rifle home a fourth. Kucherov’s reward was a stick in the face from Diego Kostner on his next shift, and the subsequent power play saw Anton Belov ding a rasping shot against the post before Panarin slid home number five from a tight angle to maintain Russia’s 100% PP conversion rate. Russia swapped goalies during the second intermission, giving CSKA Moscow’s Ilya Sorokin his first taste of the action here in Cologne. But it was Cloutier who had the busier Sunday afternoon as the Red Machine motored to two more power play goals. First, Sergei Plotnikov stuffed the puck home from close range to make it six, then Sergei Mozyakin whipped in a seventh with a trademark PP move familiar to anyone who has followed his exploits in this season’s KHL. With Italy in disarray, Russia’s Tampa Bay axis combined once again for Namestnikov to claim his second of the game, stretching the lead to 8-1, before Mozyakin rattled the underside of the bar. Another PP brought yet another goal, Panarin exchanging passes with Mozyakin before making it nine. Panarin had chances to complete his hat-trick, but the final word fell to Andronov. The CSKA Moscow man finished the rout he started by taking Russia into double figures with one minute left to play.

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 3 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Italy 1 - 10 Russia Period-by-Period: 0-2, 1-3, 0-5 May 7th 2016, h. 12:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disciplinary Panel Jeglic suspended Slovenia forward to miss two games The IIHF Disciplinary Panel has issued a two-game suspension to Team Slovenia forward Ziga Jeglic, for a kicking violation. Jeglic will miss his teams’ upcoming game against Canada on Sunday and against Norway on Tuesday. The violation occurred in front of the Slovenia bench at 28:53 in the 2nd period of the game against Switzerland on 6 May. Switzerland forward Thomas Rufenacht was involved in an altercation with Slovenian forward Robert Sabolic, when Jeglic approached the bench to change over the boards. In the moment he was sitting on the board and swinging his other leg into the player bench, Jeglic extended his right leg forcefully against Rufenacht, hitting him with the skate blade against his right shoulder and neck area. No penalty was assessed. Based on all facts ascertained, the Disciplinary Panel determined that while Jeglic indicated that his only intention was to enter the bench as fast as possible, he intentionally and forcefully extended his leg in the direction of Rufenacht, risking to hit him in a vulnerable and dangerous position and so endangered the health of his opponent. Jeglic would have had space to change further away or pull his leg over the board in a different way. There is a clear swinging motion with his skate directed to the neck and head area of Rufenacht. Jeglic’s kicking action demonstrated obvious intent as he swings his leg into the bench and attempts to kick his opponent in the head and neck area, a violation of Rule 152-Kicking, and warrants a two-game suspension. This was a very dangerous and reckless action that could have resulted in a serious injury.

Final Results Group A in Cologne Italy - Russia 1-10 (0-2, 1-3, 0-5) 09:35 Sergei ANDRONOV 0-1 18:59 Yevgeni DADONOV 0-2 23:40 Tomasso TRAVERSA 1-2 24:51 Nikita KUCHEROV 1-3 35:04 Vladislav NAMESTNIKOV 1-4 36:21 Artemi PANARIN 1-5 43:39 Sergei PLOTNIKOV 1-6 45:29 Sergei MOZYAKIN 1-7 45:48 Vladislav NAMESTNIKOV 1-8 50:19 Artemi PANARIN 1-9 58:54 Sergei ANDRONOV 1-10 Group B in Paris Slovenia - Canada 2-7 (0-3, 1-3, 1-1) 04:30 Tyson BARRIE 0-1 14:36 Nathan MACKINNON 0-2 16:14 Brayden POINT 0-3 24:44 Nathan MACKINNON 0-4 25:44 Nathan MACKINNON 0-5 35:44 Jan MURSAK 1-5 37:11 Mitch MARNER 1-6 47:07 Jeff SKINNER 1-7 57:55 Jan URBAS 2-7

Results after 2nd Period Group A in Cologne Italy - Russia 1-5 (0-2, 1-3,-) 09:35 Sergei ANDRONOV 0-1 18:59 Yevgeni DADONOV 0-2 23:40 Tomasso TRAVERSA 1-2 24:51 Nikita KUCHEROV 1-3 35:04 Vladislav NAMESTNIKOV 1-4 36:21 Artemi PANARIN 1-5 Group B in Paris Slovenia - Canada 1-6 (0-3, 1-3,-) 04:30 Tyson BARRIE 0-1 14:36 Nathan MACKINNON 0-2 16:14 Brayden POINT 0-3 24:44 Nathan MACKINNON 0-4 25:44 Nathan MACKINNON 0-5 35:44 Jan MURSAK 1-5 37:11 Mitch MARNER 1-6

Too many reasons, but the mains are at 1-) the Generational exchange, once it had to come, we are a small country so you can not expect that we will have every decade a world top team players, and at 2-) the boycott of our current NHL and some other Stars against some persons in our federation, they all refused to come, so for the first time in history we have any NHL player in the team. + We must really take a credit to the Italian Goalie Andreas Bernard he was exceptional yesterday, a true wall.

Results after 1st Period Group A in Cologne Italy - Russia 0-2 (0-2,-,-) 09:35 Sergei ANDRONOV 0-1 18:59 Yevgeni DADONOV 0-2 Group B in Paris Slovenia - Canada 0-3 (0-3,-,-) 04:30 Tyson BARRIE 0-1 14:36 Nathan MACKINNON 0-2 16:14 Brayden POINT 0-3

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAY 2 The BEST OF Top 3 Goals of the Day 2 Top 3 Saves of Day 2

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 3 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Italy vs Russia Period-by-Period: May 7th 2016, h. 12:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne United States vs Denmark Period-by-Period: May 7th 2016, h. 16:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne Latvia vs Slovakia Period-by-Period: May 7th 2016, h. 20:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Slovenia vs Canada Period-by-Period: May 7th 2016, h. 12:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Finland vs France Period-by-Period: May 7th 2016, h. 16:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Norway vs Switzerland Period-by-Period: May 7th 2016, h. 20:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 2 Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Norway 3 - 2 France Period-by-Period: 0-0, 2-1, 1-1 May 6th 2016, h. 20:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris HIGHLIGHTS

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 2 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Germany 2 - 7 Sweden Period-by-Period: 1-1, 1-3, 0-3 May 6th 2016, h. 20:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne HIGHLIGHTS

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 2 Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Belarus 1 - 6 Czech Republic Period-by-Period: 0-2, 1-1, 0-3 May 6th 2016, h. 16:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris HIGHLIGHTS

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 2 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Slovakia OT3 - 2 Italy Period-by-Period: 1-0, 0-1, 1-1, OT: 1-0 May 6th 2016, h. 16:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne HIGHLIGHTS

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 2 Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Switzerland GWS5 - 4 Slovenia Period-by-Period: 4-0, 0-1, 0-3, OT: 0-0, GWS: 1-0 May 6th 2016, h. 12:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris HIGHLIGHTS

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 2 Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Latvia 3 - 0 Denmark Period-by-Period: 0-0, 1-0, 2-0 May 6th 2016, h. 12:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne HIGHLIGHTS

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 2 Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Norway 3 - 2 France Period-by-Period: 0-0, 2-1, 1-1 May 6th 2016, h. 20:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Norway spoils French party Thoresen's prowess dooms host team in opener Playing at home means pressure. Host France is already feeling the heat after falling 3-2 to Norway in its first game in Paris on Saturday. In this competitive affair, Norway's Patrick Thoresen led the way with two goals and an assist, while Ken Andre Olimb added a single and an assist, and his brother Mathis Olimb had two helpers. Stephane da Costa shone with both goals for France. The French, who came 14th last year, are striving for their first quarter-final berth since 2014's eighth-place finish. Norway hopes to improve for the third consecutive year after coming 12th in 2014, 11th in 2015, and 10th in 2016. Unlike France, the Norwegians have also qualified for the 2018 Olympics. Norwegian starter Lars Haugen won his goaltending duel with 41-year-old French legend Cristobal Huet. Shots on goal were even at 24 apiece. This game climaxed years of preparation since the tournament was awarded to Germany and France at the IIHF Congress in Stockholm on 17 May, 2013. The last time the IIHF World Championship took place in Paris, it was 1951, the hottest new French film was Robert Bresson’s Diary of a Country Priest, and Vincent Auriol was the President of France. For hardcore French hockey fans, the wait was well worth it. Unfortunately, their team couldn’t deliver three points. From the opening faceoff, chants of “Allez Les Bleus!” cascaded from the rafters. The French looked determined to put on a good show at the AccorHotels Arena, skating hard and grinding it out along the boards. However, coach Dave Henderson’s squad struggled to get its offence in gear, mustering nothing when Norway’s Mattias Norstebo took the game’s first penalty for holding. The Norwegians opened the scoring on a tricky play at 5:03 of the second period. Off a faceoff in France's zone, Mathis Olimb skated behind the net and pivoted, passing the puck back to his brother Ken Andre in the left faceoff circle. With a quick release, Ken Andre fooled Huet on the short side. The brothers currently play together with Linkoping in Sweden, and their longtime chemistry is unmistakable. Norway then had a golden opportunity to extend its lead with a two-man advantage for 1:27. Just as it reverted to a 5-on-4, Mathis Olimb skimmed a diagonal pass from the right faceoff circle to Thoresen at the crease, and he converted at 9:40. Antoine Roussel was sent off for an undisciplined cross-checking penalty with 7:35, and Mathis Olimb nearly set up top Norwegian defenceman Jonas Holos for another Norwegian tally. When the French were dinged again for too many men on the ice, it showed their focus wasn’t 100 percent. Even experienced captain Laurent Meunier got into the act, taking a boarding minor for hitting Alexander Bonsaken from behind. With 1:46 left in the second period, Stephane da Costa finally gave the Paris faithful something to cheer about when he made it 2-1. He stickhandled out from behind the net and slid the puck past Haugen’s left skate, with Holos and Damien Fleury jostling for position in the crease. More scuffles broke out around the net as France pressed for the equalizer just before the second buzzer. Would Les Bleus find a way to rally in the third? At the three-minute mark, Huet dived left to make a gorgeous save on an unguarded Thoresen to keep it close. But he couldn't foil Thoresen when the assistant Norwegian captain came off the right side boards and used Antonin Manavian as a screen to score the 3-1 goal at 9:49. The French struck right back. Just 10 seconds later, Stephane Da Costa cut the deficit to 3-2, catching defenceman Henrik Odegaard flat-footed as he powered to the net and drove a backhander past Haugen's blocker. Pulling Huet for the extra attacker, France mounted one last push in the final minute. But it was to no avail, as the Norwegians kept the puck tied up. Next up on Sunday, France faces a big challenge in Finland, while Norway takes on Switzerland.

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round DAY 2 Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Norway 3 - 2 France Period-by-Period: 0-0, 2-1, 1-1 May 6th 2016, h. 20:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Group B Provisional Standing After Day 2 Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. Canada 1 1(0) 0(0) 4 1 +3 3 Czech Republic 2 1(0) 1(0) 7 5 +2 3 Finland 1 1(0) 0(0) 3 2 +1 3 Norway 1 1(0) 0(0) 3 2 +1 3 Switzerland 1 1(1) 0(0) 5 4 +1 2 Slovenia 1 0(0) 1(1) 4 5 -1 1 France 1 0(0) 1(0) 2 3 -1 0 Belarus 2 0(0) 2(0) 3 9 -6 0