IIHF World Championship report - Crosby, Malkin advance to semifinals
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.