Gabriel Landeskog and Victor Hedman scored second-period goals as Sweden edged Russia 2-1 on Sunday at the World Cup of Hockey. Jacob Markstrom made 27 saves as the Swedes opened Group B play with a victory. Alex Ovechkin had the lone goal for the Russians, while Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves in the loss. Ovechkin thought he had tied the game 2-2 with seven seconds remaining in the third, but officials waved it off, ruling the puck went off Ovechkin’s glove and in. 1 goaltender, was a late scratch due to an illness forcing Markstrom to start and Jhonas Enroth to serve as the backup.

Source: thestar September 18, 2016 22:07 UTC