Sweden, Finland and Olympic
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Olympics-Ice hockey-Sweden overcome surprise Italy fight, Slovakia stun defending champs Finland
By Amy Tennery and Trevor Stynes MILAN, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Underdogs Italy made podium contenders Sweden work for their 5-2 win in the men's ice hockey group stage on Wednesday and Slovakia stunned defending champions Finland 4-1,
Finland falters against Slovakia as Granlund showcases vision. Clara battles valiantly for Italy before an unfortunate injury.
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Sweden’s Filip Gustavsson expected to start against Finland
It looks like Sweden is going to stick with their guy afterall. Despite early reports that goaltender Jacob Markstrom might be getting the start for Sweden in a key Group B matchup with Finland, Markstrom let it slip that Filip Gustavsson will be back in net on Friday against their Scandinavian rival.
The Czech Republic earned their first Group A win by defeating Finland 2-0 in the Olympic women's ice hockey tournament on Sunday, while Sweden secured a quarter-final place with a 4-0 win over France in Group B at Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena.
Predators stars Filip Forsberg and Juuse Saros face early Olympic struggles: Forsberg demoted, Saros takes a loss.