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Finns put freeze on Slovakia
HELSINKI, Finland -- Janne Pesonen scored the game's only goal and Petri Vehanen made 26 saves Sunday as Finland picked up its second straight 1-0 win at the IIHF World Hockey Championship with a victory over Slovakia.
Pesonen beat Slovakian goalie Jan Laco at 7:32 of the first with a backhander from the slot to give the Finns a lead they would not surrender.
Finland beat Bulgaria by the same 2-1 scoreline in its opener on Friday.
In other action in Helsinki, France beat Kazakhstan 6-3 and Switzerland got past Bulgaria 3-2.
The other group is playing its games in Stockholm, Sweden. Italy downed Denmark 4-3 in overtime, Russia topped Norway 4-2 and Latvia got past Germany 3-2.
At Helsinki, Laco finished with 21 saves for the Slovaks, who opened with a 3-2 loss to Canada.
France 6, Kazakhstan 3
At Helsinki, Kevin Hecquefeuille scored two power-play goals as France doubled up Kazakhstan for its first win at the world championship.
France sits at 1-1, while the Kazaks fall to 0-2.
Switzerland 3, Bulgaria 2
At Helsinki, Kevin Romy scored the winner in the third as Switzerland improved to 2-0.
Bulgaria is 0-2.
Italy 4, Denmark 3 (OT)
At Stockholm, Giulio Scandella scored in overtime as Italy defeated Denmark.
Italy improved to 1-1, while the Danes fell to 0-2.
Russia 4, Norway 2
At Stockholm, Pavel Datsyuk, Denis Denisov, Nikolai Kulyomin and Alexander Perezhogin scored for the Russians in their win over Norway.
Russia is at 2-0, while Norway dropped to 0-2.
Latvia 3, Germany 2
At Helsinki, Aleksejs Sirokovs scored the winner in the third.
Both teams sit at 1-1.
-- The Canadian Press
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition May 7, 2012 C3
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