Canada stay perfect, Hungary get first win in 77 years

MOSCOW: Canada made it five wins from five with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Slovakia at the ice hockey world championships on Saturday.

Derick Brassard and Taylor Hall continued their excellent tournaments, both scoring, while goaltender Cam Talbot stopped 18 shots to earn his second shutout of the event.

Canada are equal top of Group B with Finland, the only other team in the competition still with a perfect record.

The Finns were pushed harder than they might have expected against a dogged French side, but eventually triumphed 3-1, despite their early start just after noon.

Rounding off the action in Group B, Hungary made history by claiming their first victory at the world championships in 77 years, beating Belarus 5-2 to move off the bottom.

Meanwhile in Group A, Russia notched their fourth straight win when they beat Switzerland 5-1, as Yevgeni Kuzentsov and Alexander Ovechkin both made their tournament debuts.

Sweden survived a scare as they managed to edge Norway 3-2 and Latvia earned an important 2-1 win against Kazakhstan at the bottom of the table. The Czech Republic lead Group B with 14 points, followed by Russia (12) and Sweden (11).