With his two helpers against Team Austria, Holmstrom now has four points on four assists through two contests in the tournament. The winger is now tied with Team Canada's Dylan Cozens and his fellow Team Sweden teammate, Victor Soderstrom, for the top of the tournament leaderboard in assists.
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Next up, Matias Rajaniemi and Team Finland play again on Wednesday, Dec. 30 against Team Slovakia at 2 p.m. ET. Team Sweden and Holmstrom are back in action on Wednesday, Dec. 30 as they take on Team Russia at 9:30 p.m. ET. All games are available on NHL Network in the United States and TSN in Canada.
DAY 3: RAJANIEMI OUT OF LINEUP FOR FINDLAND'S WIN
By Cory Wright
Finland scored a 4-1 win over Switzerland on Sunday afternoon, but did so without Islanders prospect Matias Rajaniemi, who was replaced in the lineup by Ruben Rafkin.
Anton Lundell (1G, 1A), Kasper Simontaival (1G, 1A) and Brad Lambert (2A) each had two points for Finland, who improved to 2-0-0 in group play.
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Simon Holmstrom and Sweden return to action on Monday, Dec. 28 against Austria at 6 p.m. ET. Rajaniemi and Finland play again on Wednesday, Dec. 30 against Slovakia at 2 p.m. ET. All games are available on NHL Network in the United States and TSN in Canada.