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Arttu Ruotsalainen and Finland won its opening matchup against Tage Thompson and the United States while Germany remained undefeated with a win over Norway at the IIHF World Championship in Latvia on Saturday.
Here's your daily roundup of Sabres news from the tournament.

Saturday's scores

Denmark 4 - Sweden 3
One day after Latvia earned its first-ever win over Canada, Denmark earned its first victory over Sweden in tournament history. Victor Olofsson tallied three shots in the loss.
Germany 5 - Norway 1
Tobias Rieder skated 14:51 in the win for the Germans, who improved to 2-0.
Finland 2 - United States 1
Thompson had a game-high five shots in 14:56 but was unable to convert in the loss.

Ruotsalainen had three shots in 13:56 for Finland.

Sunday's schedule

Sweden (Olofsson) vs. Belarus - 9:15 a.m.
Kazakhstan vs. Finland (Ruotsalainen) - 9:15 a.m. (NHL Network)
Canada (Colin Miller) vs. USA (Thompson) - 1:15 p.m. (NHL Network)