Sunday, September 18, 2016

Markstrom subs for ill Lundqvist, leads Sweden past Russia (Yahoo Sports)

Russia's goalie Sergei Bobrovsky plays the puck ahead of Sweden's Loui Eriksson during first period World Cup of Hockey action in Toronto, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016. (Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press via AP)

Jacob Markstrom made 27 saves in place of ill star Henrik Lundqvist, and Gabriel Landeskog and Victor Hedman scored second-period goals to help Sweden beat Russia 2-1 on Sunday in their World Cup of Hockey opener. Alex Ovechkin scored for Russia, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 27 shots in the Group B game. Ovechkin thought he tied it with 7 seconds left, but officials waved it off, ruling the puck went off Ovechkin's glove and in.


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