Dahlin Leads Sweden To Win Over Italy, Thompson Readies For Prominent Role With Team USA

In ex-Sabres news, Joel Armia assisted on Finland’s only goal in the 4-1 loss to Slovakia. The former Buffalo first-rounder played 11:14 in the contest. Another former first-round pick, Rasmus Ristolainen, played nearly 20 minutes and was even in the contest, while  Henri Jokiharju was -1 and played just 7:34. On Thursday, Latvia’s Zemgus Girgensons will face the US, Canada’s Sam Reinhart will face Czechia, and Germany with JJ Peterka and Dominik Kahun will take on Denmark.