VANCOUVER — Artyom Galimov and Nikolai Kovalenko scored short-handed goals and Russia beat the Czech Republic 2-1 on Friday night to improve to 2-0 in the world junior hockey championship. Tied with Canada for the Group A lead, Russia opened Thursday with a 4-0 victory over Denmark. The Czech Republic was coming off a 2-1 overtime victory over Switzerland on Wednesday. In the late game in Victoria, the United States faced Kazakhstan in Group B. The United States opened Wednesday night with a 2-1 victory over Slovakia.

Source: National Post December 29, 2018 03:51 UTC