MOSCOW, May 1 (RIA Novosti) - Defending world
champions Russia beat Sweden 6-5 in over time in the qualifying
round of the International World Hockey Federation
Championships in Berne, Switzerland.
Dmitry Kalinin was the hero scoring the winning goal, the
second of the game, with just 56 seconds remaining on the clock
to give Russia their fourth straight win of the tournament.
Russia's left winger Ilya Kovalchuk was quoted on the
championship website as saying about the goal: "It was a huge
goal for us. We want to win our group."
Russia's other goals scorer were Ilya Nikulin, Oleg
Saprykin, Sergei Mozyakin and Vitaly Proshkin.
Russian coach Vyacheslav Bykov said after the game: "The
Swedes made it tough for us out there. We didn't have the speed
tonight and the passing wasn't up to par."
Russia face the United States in their next qualifying
match on Saturday evening.
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