Saturday, May 7, 2016

Kazakhstan surprises Switzerland in shootout at worlds (Yahoo Sports)

Slovakias Marek Viedensky, left, fights for the puck with Hungarys Vilmos Gallo during the Hockey World Championships Group B match in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, May 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Switzerland surprisingly lost to Kazakhstan 3-2 in a shootout in their opening game at the world ice hockey championship on Saturday. Despite a 51-27 shots advantage in Moscow, the Swiss struggled to beat Kazakh goaltender Vitaly Kolesnik. Canada-born wing Nigel Dawes secured the win for Kazakhstan in the shootout.


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