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IIHF World Championship report - Crosby, Malkin advance to semifinals

By Seth Rorabaugh 8 years ago

A brief recap of Friday’s quarterfinal games at the IIHF World Championship tournament in the Czech Republic:

-Two goals and an assist by Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin led Russia past Sweden, 5-3.

-Penguins forward/captain Sidney Crosby recorded an assist for Canada which routed Belarus, 9-0.

-Panthers forward and former Penguins captain Jaromir Jagr had two goals and an assist for the Czech Republic in a 5-3 win against Finland.

-Wild forward Charlie Coyle had a goal and an assist for the United States which beat Switzerland, 3-1.

The semifinal round will be played Saturday. Canada will face the Czech Republic while the Russia will square off with the United States.